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Sultan in Snohomish County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
 

Snohomish County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

1st Washington Freedom Rock

 
 
Sam Wold on Snohomish County Freedom Rock image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
1. Sam Wold on Snohomish County Freedom Rock
Inscription.

Trailblazer
Sam Wold Jr.
[70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers"
and Tulalip Tribe orca emblems]

Challenger Commander
Dick Scobee
[Congressional Space
Medal of Honor]

 
Erected by Ray "Bubba" Sorensen.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceDisastersWar, VietnamWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
 
Location. 47° 51.706′ N, 121° 48.616′ W. Memorial is in Sultan, Washington, in Snohomish County. It is on Stevens Avenue east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. The Freedom Rock is in Travelers Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 West Stevens Avenue, Sultan WA 98294, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region and in Greater Seattle. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific
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Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Douglas Fir Log (within shouting distance of this marker); Percy Z. Brewster (approx. 0.3 miles away); Segis Pietertje Prospect (approx. 14.4 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Sultan Saw Shop owner remembered for his silent generosity (HeraldNet, 2006). (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Sam Martin Wold Jr. at Find A Grave. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Francis (Dick) Scobee NASA Biography. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. 50 State Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on August 11, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Dick Scobee on Snohomish County Freedom Rock image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
2. Dick Scobee on Snohomish County Freedom Rock
Snohomish County Freedom Rock Artist's Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
3. Snohomish County Freedom Rock Artist's Mark
Snohomish County Freedom Rock image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
4. Snohomish County Freedom Rock
Looking east
Sam Wold on Snohomish County Freedom Rock image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
5. Sam Wold on Snohomish County Freedom Rock
Alternate view showing draped US flag
Travelers Park Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
6. Travelers Park Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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