Albia in Monroe County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Honoring Monroe County Veterans

— Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>east side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

1. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(east side)

Inscription.
[east side]Monroe County Thanks You!
EMS • Police • Fire

[west side]Cpl. Kenneth Ford ☆ MIA/KIA

[north side]Paul Bunyan
by James Stevens

Erected 2019.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.

Location. 41° 1.584′ N, 92° 48.451′ W. Memorial is in Albia, Iowa, in Monroe County. It is on South Main Street (Iowa Route 5) south of Benton Avenue East (County Road H35), on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located near the southeast corner of the Monroe County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 Benton Avenue East, Albia IA 52531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20-22 Washington Avenue East (within shouting distance of this marker); Albia Square and Commercial Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County Courthouse (within

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shouting distance of this marker); People's Savings Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); E. W. Byers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); New Perry Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 20-24 South Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 18-20 South Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albia.

Also see . . . The Freedom Rock. Website homepage:
Thanking our Veterans, one painting at a time. (Submitted on July 13, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>west side</i>) image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

2. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(west side)

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Ford, K.):
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) website entry
Click for more information.

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>north side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

3. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(north side)

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>south side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

4. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(south side)

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

5. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

(looking north • Monroe County Courthouse in background)

Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

6. Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 831 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 13, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.