Hiawatha in Linn County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Post 298 Veterans' Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Onions, September 27, 2009
1. Post 298 Veterans' Memorial Marker
Closeup of Marker
Erected by American Legion Post 298.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 42° 2.126′ N, 91° 40.219′ W. Memorial is in Hiawatha, Iowa, in Linn County. It is on Blairs Ferry Rd 0.1 miles west of Center Point Road, on the right when traveling west. This memorial, which consists of a granite marker, metal American Legion Post markers, and an unlighted flagpole, is located in the middle of the Shiloh Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hiawatha IA 52233, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coe College (approx. 3½ miles away); Ausadie Apartment Building (approx. 3.6 miles away); Freedom Flame (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marion's Railroad History (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marion Civil War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marion's Original City Park (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marion's Ghost Block (approx. 3.7 miles away); George B. Douglas House (approx. 3.7 miles away).
Also see . . . American Legion Post 298. Link.Post that set the Memorial (Submitted on September 28, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
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Photographed by Thomas Onions, September 27, 2009
2. Post 298 Veterans' Memorial Marker
Photo of the Marker & Flagpole
Photographed by Thomas Onions, September 27, 2009
3. Post 298 Veterans' Memorial Marker
Area photo with the cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,417 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
