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Bad Axe in Huron County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

The Freedom Tree

 
 
The Freedom Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2022
1. The Freedom Tree Marker
Inscription.
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Col. William H. Nelson
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action

 
Erected 1973.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.
 
Location. 43° 48.115′ N, 82° 59.91′ W. Memorial is in Bad Axe, Michigan, in Huron County. It is on East Huron Avenue (Michigan Route 142) east of South Heisterman Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 250 E Huron Ave, Bad Axe MI 48413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Michigan’s Thumb and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richard M. Nixon (a few steps from this marker); This Commerative Walkway (a few steps from this marker); Huron County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Huron County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); History of the City of Bad Axe (within shouting distance of this marker); Citizens Bank Block (approx. 7.2 miles away); Kinde Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 9.7 miles away); Sanilac Petroglyphs (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bad Axe.
 
Additional keywords. POW & MIA Memorial
 
The Freedom Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2022
2. The Freedom Tree Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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