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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
POW ☆ MIA
You are not forgotten

In honor and memory of all prisoners of war missing in action

In honor and memory of all men and women who died while serving their country

In memory of all who served

US Army ☆ US Navy ☆ US Marine Corps
US Air Force ☆ US Coast Guard ☆ US Maritime Service

 
Erected 1992.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 41° 39.471′ N, 95° 19.09′ W. Memorial is in Harlan, Iowa, in Shelby County. It is on Court Street just west of 6th Street, on the left when traveling east. The memorial is located near the southeast corner of the Shelby County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 612 Court Street, Harlan IA 51537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western 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
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Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shelby County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Baughn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); T.R. Westrope Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Koolbeck Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Weber Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Baughn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Donnan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmers & Merchants Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlan.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
Looking northwest from Court Street. Shelby County Courthouse in background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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