Robbinsdale in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Victory Memorial Drive
Photographed by McGhiever, June 7, 2024
1. Victory Memorial Drive east face
The Great War
1914-1918
Sunday
November 11, 1928
on the tenth anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending the World War the citizens of Hennepin County reverently assembled under the auspices of the Memorial Commission and the American Legion to dedicate these crosses marking the trees previously dedicated to the 568 World War dead of Hennepin County and the ten G.A.R. posts of Minneapolis
Rededicated
June 11, 2011
We shall never forget the sacrifice of those who served in the Great War
Rededicated May 31, 1976 in the memory of all those Hennepin County service persons who lost their lives in the service of their country during armed American conflicts
Memorial Day 1976
Presented under the auspices of the American Legion
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Erected 1958.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 45° 2.225′ N, 93° 19.168′ W. Memorial is in Robbinsdale, Minnesota,
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Our Comrades Who "Went West" (a few steps from this marker); The Great War (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Victory Memorial Drive (a few steps from this marker); "Lest We Forget" (a few steps from this marker); Grand Army of the Republic (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garden Dedicated to Frances Pollard (approx. 1.2 miles away); The "Lumberman" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Webber Pool (approx.
Photographed by McGhiever, June 7, 2024
2. Victory Memorial Drive Marker
Photographed by McGhiever, June 7, 2024
3. Victory Memorial Drive Marker
Photographed by McGhiever, June 7, 2024
4. Victory Memorial Drive south face
Same text as east face
Photographed by McGhiever, June 7, 2024
5. Victory Memorial Drive Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 1, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
