Knoxville in Marion County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Erected to the Memory of All Departed Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

1. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial

Inscription. [title is inscription]

Erected 1920.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 19.126′ N, 93° 5.844′ W. Memorial is in Knoxville, Iowa, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of South 2nd Street and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street. The monument is near the northwest corner of the Marion County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 214 East Main Street, Knoxville IA 50138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1942 M5 - 3" Howitzer (within shouting distance of this marker); Dixie Cornell Gebhardt

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Red Rock Line (about 300 feet away); Marion County Freedom Rock (approx. 0.7 miles away); Marion County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 6 (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named The Red Rock Line (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (<i>west side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

2. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (west side)

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (<i>north side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

3. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (north side)

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (<i>detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2021

4. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Monument (detail)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.