Mitchell in Davison County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Davison County WWI Memorial Tablet
August 22, 2021
1. Davison County Memorial Tablet
Citizens of Mitchell
In memory of those of
Davison County
Who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War for Democracy 1917-1919
Howard Barton
John Curtis Berry
Lloyd A. Bishop
Severson Brainard
Peter V. Brethorst
Raymond S. Calkins
Emil H. Carlson
William H. Coacher
Wilber T. Derr
Leroy George Fox
Harold W. Gage
Harry A. Hansen
William H. Jordan
John W. Kempton
Emil Laurson
David McConnell
Clarence McCune
Ray L. McLean
P. H. McManamen
Father C. E. O'Flaherty
McKinley Pound
Emil Rosenquist
Edward Schmidt
Oliver L. Scott
Arthur Earle Shale
William B. Shepard
Lester L. Slagel
R. Carroll Thompson
Carroll B. West
"The right is more precious than peace."
Erected by the citizens of Mitchell.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 43° 42.493′ N, 98° 0.677′ W. Memorial is in Mitchell, South Dakota, in Davison County. It is at the intersection of South Gamble Street and East Hanson Avenue, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this memorial is in East River and specifically in the James River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Mill Stone (here, next to this marker); Davison County, South Dakota, Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Corn Palace (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oscar Howe & Marilyn Wounded Head (approx. 0.8 miles away); Carl Gunderson: (approx. 0.9 miles away); Indian Medicine Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); Junction of Jimtown & Fort Thompson Trails (approx. 1.6 miles away); Celia Kelley's Pines (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mitchell.
August 22, 2021
2. Davison County Memorial Tablet in Hitchcock Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
