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Canton Veterans Memorial

 
 
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1. Canton Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
"Dedicated to all men and women
who served in the armed forces
of the United States of America"

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You who pass beneath this flag, and remember the sacrifice of life and of treasure that has kept it aloft, unstained and beautiful against the sky.

Bicentennial Dedication
1776 — 1976
Canton, S.D.

We dedicate this memorial to the dead, to the living and those who will come after us for their service to God and country
 
Erected 1995 by the W.R.C. Gen. Lyon No. 8.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 43° 18.112′ N, 96° 35.528′ W. Memorial is in Canton, South Dakota, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Located in Jack Fox Park, between the Canton Public Library and Lincoln County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Canton SD 57013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River and in Greater Sioux Falls. 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 Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Resolution Designating Jack Fox Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Canton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Augustana- The School on Wheels
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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Augustana – The School on Wheels (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Canton Ski Hill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Inwood Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away in Iowa); Worthing Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.
 
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2. Canton Veterans Memorial
Canton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
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3. Canton Veterans Memorial
Canton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
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4. Canton Veterans Memorial
Canton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
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5. Canton Veterans Memorial
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6. Canton Veterans Memorial
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7. Canton Veterans Memorial
 
 
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