Watertown in Codington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59

Grand Army of the Republic

— Department of South Dakota —

Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, north side image. Click for full size.

March 31, 2024

1. Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, north side

Inscription.

Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59. Grand Army of the Republic. , West side: , Allen, Ephraim J. · Ashton, Perry J. · Amy, Oren H. · Amshein, Jos. · Best, Frederick D. · Beardsley, Geo. W. · Brenswoltz, Orlando P. · Bigelow, Orson T. · Bartlett, Geo. E. · Butler, Harris O. · Brown, David C. · Beebe, William H. · Barnard, Edward · Brahman, Warren W. · Blinkinsop, Thos. · Baxter, Gilbert · Bortle, David · Baker, James A. · Bone, Francis E. · Benedict, Allen S. · Boughton, Orlando B. · Ball, George G. · Blackhurst, Matthew W. · Bailey, William W. · Carpenter, Geo. W. Jr. · Cady, Geo. H. · Crall, Henry · Crane, Obediah B. · Cox, Geo. · Creviston, Wm. W. · Callaway, Samuel · Clough, Edgar E. · Church, Chas. M. · Cary, William L. · Chase, Henry R. , Coombs, Jas. A. · Clark, David S. · Chapman, Geo. H. · Compton, Sylvester · Carey, John A. · Culver, John W. · Cotter, Chas. · Chandler, Orrin P. · Darling, David · Duffner, August · Dutton, Carlyle · Demerest, Granville W. · Delapp, Samuel · Doust, Henry · Dewey, Otis E. · Daniels, Marcus · Elkins, Edwin · Everett, Jas. H. · Eldridge, Deloss · Edson, Don S. · Eastwood, Geo. W · . Englesby, Philo F. · Elfring, Wm. · Erickson, Thos. · Emmons, Winslow B. · Eck, Augustus · Farrell, Rinaldo S. · Fuller, Albert L. · Flint, Mortimer D. · Fletcher, George E. · Franklin, Luther · Fritz, John · Folger, Aaron · Fisher, Wm. R. · Griffin, John · Groesbeck, Stewart , Gerhart, Isaac N. · Green, Chester · Gedelman, Adam · Guernsey, Henry H. · Gordon, William · Hay, William · Havens, William · Higgins, Parley E. · Hawkins, Nathaniel B. · Honeyman, August · Heath, Albert D. · Hatch, Elisha P. · Haines, Wm. P. · Holly, John · Hartuper, Wm. N. · Humphrey, James L. · Holden, Ralph · Hawley, Michael J. · Hushaw, Chas. H. · Holden, Nelson H. · Hendrickson, Andrew · Henion, Dudley C. · Hanson, Hans P. · Ide, Albert A. · Johnson, Peter J. · Johns, Chas. F. · Jones, Joseph · Jones, Samuel J. · Johnson, Jay J. · Jardine, John · Jones, David W. · Klopp, Benjamin · Kingsbury, Theodore A. · Keeney, Albert W. · Kelsey, Rosel P., East side: , Keifer, John · Kelsey, William H. · Kent, John R. · Koehler, John · Lott, Lawrence · Locke, Hiram L. · Lovejoy, Daniel B. · Lusk Geo. F. · Lane, Ezekiel Y. · Linnaman, William · Lentgen, John · Lines, William N. · More, Chas. · Munger, Wm. H. · Morehouse, Aaron · Mellett, Arthur C. · Monteny, Geo. · Mudge, Austin · Miller, W. F. · Mowry, Geo. · Mather, William · Myers, Jefferson J. · McIntyre, Warren M. · McClain, William R. · McIntyre, Alexander · McLaughlin, William · McKittrick, Robert H. · McDonall, Donald · McBath, Samuel · McNeal, Chas. H. · North, William A. D. · Nunn, Jesse · Neal, John M. · Nancolas, Oliver · North, Alphonso J. , Pierce, William M. · Pierce, Edwin G. · Payne, Sylvester · Parker, Geo. H. · Pulver, Chas. S. · Patch, Isaac · Pendergast, Milton · Peeper, John · Pugh, Ezra L. · Pettit, Geo. A. · Pilot, Edward · Phillips, Edwin · Perrin, Charles C. · Pease, Henry R. · Rogers, Jonathan H. · Record, Stephen O. · Robertson, Rufus A. · Ratcliff, Benjamin R. · Rainey, William G. · Rau, Ludwig · Rinerson, Andrew · Robbins, Eber · Ritchie, Wesley · Redman, Patrick · Stewart, Henry · Streeter, Edwin R. · Stafford, B. D. · Skinner, Uriah S. · Sherman, George C. · Stutenroth, Charles W. · Small, John F. · Spooner, Irwin W. · Shuman, John · Sullivan, James · Sasse, Gustus · Lent, J. B. , Stanwood, Nelson M. · Springer, Henry M. · Seeley, Chas. E. · Sour, Isaac · Sterling, John · Thomas, Lucius M. · Tarbell, Jos. P. · Templeman, James M. · Taunt, Henry · Tetzlaff, Wm. · Titus, O, B. · Taecker, Friedrick · Taylor, Chas. H. · Thompson, George · Updyke, Stephen G. · Vaughen, Jas. M. · Varce, Geo. N. · Wheelock, Edwin D. · Webster, Oscar J. · Warner, Robt. T. · Wait, Wm. C. · Wiley, C. C. · Warner, Frank W. · Wess, John E. · Williams, Bishop · Wiley, Geo. O. · Waltz, Levi · Warfield, Morris · Wolcott, David S. · Welch, Israel S. · Whistance, Joseph · Webb, Jacob · Wilber, Francis · Warner, Orange F. · Yetter, John · Waddell, W. W.

West side:
Allen, Ephraim J. · Ashton, Perry J. · Amy, Oren H. · Amshein, Jos. · Best, Frederick D. · Beardsley, Geo. W. · Brenswoltz, Orlando P. · Bigelow, Orson T. · Bartlett, Geo. E. · Butler, Harris O. · Brown, David C. · Beebe, William H. · Barnard, Edward · Brahman, Warren W. · Blinkinsop, Thos. · Baxter, Gilbert · Bortle, David · Baker, James A. · Bone, Francis E. · Benedict, Allen S. · Boughton, Orlando B. · Ball, George G. · Blackhurst, Matthew W. · Bailey, William W. · Carpenter, Geo. W. Jr. · Cady, Geo. H. · Crall, Henry · Crane, Obediah B. · Cox, Geo. · Creviston, Wm. W. · Callaway, Samuel · Clough, Edgar E. · Church, Chas. M. · Cary, William L. · Chase, Henry R.
Coombs, Jas. A. · Clark, David S. · Chapman, Geo. H. · Compton, Sylvester · Carey, John A. · Culver, John W. · Cotter, Chas. · Chandler, Orrin P. · Darling, David · Duffner, August · Dutton, Carlyle · Demerest, Granville W. · Delapp, Samuel · Doust, Henry · Dewey, Otis E. · Daniels, Marcus · Elkins, Edwin · Everett, Jas. H. · Eldridge, Deloss · Edson, Don S. · Eastwood, Geo. W · . Englesby, Philo F. · Elfring, Wm. · Erickson, Thos. · Emmons, Winslow B. · Eck, Augustus · Farrell, Rinaldo S. · Fuller, Albert L. · Flint,

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Mortimer D. · Fletcher, George E. · Franklin, Luther · Fritz, John · Folger, Aaron · Fisher, Wm. R. · Griffin, John · Groesbeck, Stewart
Gerhart, Isaac N. · Green, Chester · Gedelman, Adam · Guernsey, Henry H. · Gordon, William · Hay, William · Havens, William · Higgins, Parley E. · Hawkins, Nathaniel B. · Honeyman, August · Heath, Albert D. · Hatch, Elisha P. · Haines, Wm. P. · Holly, John · Hartuper, Wm. N. · Humphrey, James L. · Holden, Ralph · Hawley, Michael J. · Hushaw, Chas. H. · Holden, Nelson H. · Hendrickson, Andrew · Henion, Dudley C. · Hanson, Hans P. · Ide, Albert A. · Johnson, Peter J. · Johns, Chas. F. · Jones, Joseph · Jones, Samuel J. · Johnson, Jay J. · Jardine, John · Jones, David W. · Klopp, Benjamin · Kingsbury, Theodore A. · Keeney, Albert W. · Kelsey, Rosel P.

East side:
Keifer, John · Kelsey, William H. · Kent, John R. · Koehler, John · Lott, Lawrence · Locke, Hiram L. · Lovejoy, Daniel B. · Lusk Geo. F. · Lane, Ezekiel Y. · Linnaman, William · Lentgen, John · Lines, William N. · More, Chas. · Munger, Wm. H. · Morehouse, Aaron · Mellett, Arthur C. · Monteny, Geo. · Mudge, Austin · Miller, W. F. · Mowry, Geo. · Mather, William · Myers, Jefferson J. · McIntyre, Warren M. · McClain, William R. · McIntyre,

Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, west side image. Click for full size.

March 31, 2024

2. Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, west side

Alexander · McLaughlin, William · McKittrick, Robert H. · McDonall, Donald · McBath, Samuel · McNeal, Chas. H. · North, William A. D. · Nunn, Jesse · Neal, John M. · Nancolas, Oliver · North, Alphonso J.
Pierce, William M. · Pierce, Edwin G. · Payne, Sylvester · Parker, Geo. H. · Pulver, Chas. S. · Patch, Isaac · Pendergast, Milton · Peeper, John · Pugh, Ezra L. · Pettit, Geo. A. · Pilot, Edward · Phillips, Edwin · Perrin, Charles C. · Pease, Henry R. · Rogers, Jonathan H. · Record, Stephen O. · Robertson, Rufus A. · Ratcliff, Benjamin R. · Rainey, William G. · Rau, Ludwig · Rinerson, Andrew · Robbins, Eber · Ritchie, Wesley · Redman, Patrick · Stewart, Henry · Streeter, Edwin R. · Stafford, B. D. · Skinner, Uriah S. · Sherman, George C. · Stutenroth, Charles W. · Small, John F. · Spooner, Irwin W. · Shuman, John · Sullivan, James · Sasse, Gustus · Lent, J. B.
Stanwood, Nelson M. · Springer, Henry M. · Seeley, Chas. E. · Sour, Isaac · Sterling, John · Thomas, Lucius M. · Tarbell, Jos. P. · Templeman, James M. · Taunt, Henry · Tetzlaff, Wm. · Titus, O, B. · Taecker, Friedrick · Taylor, Chas. H. · Thompson, George · Updyke, Stephen G. · Vaughen, Jas. M. · Varce, Geo. N. · Wheelock, Edwin D. · Webster, Oscar J. · Warner, Robt. T. · Wait, Wm.

Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, east side image. Click for full size.

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3. Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, east side

C. · Wiley, C. C. · Warner, Frank W. · Wess, John E. · Williams, Bishop · Wiley, Geo. O. · Waltz, Levi · Warfield, Morris · Wolcott, David S. · Welch, Israel S. · Whistance, Joseph · Webb, Jacob · Wilber, Francis · Warner, Orange F. · Yetter, John · Waddell, W. W. (Marker Number 566.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list.

Location. 44° 53.926′ N, 97° 6.837′ W. Memorial is in Watertown, South Dakota, in Codington County. It is on 1st Avenue Southeast west of Maple Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Located on the grounds of the Codington County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14 1st Ave SE, Watertown SD 57201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River.

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 walking distance of this marker: Codington County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Codington County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Codington County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Free Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker); F.E. Tenney Grocery

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4. Dedicated to Freeman Thayer Post Number 59 Monument, south side

(within shouting distance of this marker); Company H. Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 34th Signal Company Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Office & Auditorium (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watertown.

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Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2024. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2024.