Center in Ralls County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
War Memorial
Erected to God
And dedicated to those who gave their lives in service to our country that we might live in peace.
To those soldiers and Marines who died on the battle-fields to those seamen who went down with their ships at sea to those airmen who fought and died so valiantly we salute you.
Erected 1973.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 30.642′ N, 91° 31.515′ W. Memorial is in Center, Missouri, in Ralls County. It is at the intersection of Missouri Route 19 and East Street, on the right when traveling east on Missouri Route 19. Marker is located at Veteran's Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 25744 Chickadee Dr, Center MO 63436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jeremiah Vardeman (approx. 3.4 miles away); New London (approx. 8.4 miles away); Birthplace of Father Augustine Tolton (approx. 8.6 miles away); In Memory of William Henry Hatch (approx. 14.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 15.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 15.7 miles away); Admiral Robert E. Coontz (approx. 15.8 miles away); A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane (approx. 15.8 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.


