Diamond Lake Township near Lake Benton in Lincoln County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Danish Congregation WWI Memorial
September 22, 2024
1. Danish Congregation WWI Memorial
Fra den danske menighed. Diamond Lake, Minnesota,
var 23 soldater i armeen, deriblandt:
Niels Have
Fψdt i Danmark 7 feb. 1881,
Falden i Frankrig 30 mar. 1918.
For dem, der kζmped og ham, der faldt, vi rejser en mindesten.
For verdens frihed de gik, da det gjaldt, vi takker den hver og en.
Tablet with English translation:
From the Danish Congregation Diamond Lake Minnesota were 23 in the service in the World War
One of whom Niels Have was born in Denmark Feb. 7. 1881 and killed in France Mar. 30. 1918
For those who fought and him that fell
We raise a Monument,
In thankful hearts we remember well
Every one who went.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I.
Location. 44° 19.798′ N, 96° 16.892′ W. Memorial is near Lake Benton, Minnesota, in Lincoln County. It is in Diamond Lake Township. It can be reached from U.S. 75 0.1 miles north of 190th Street (County Highway 13), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1916 US-75, Lake Benton
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Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. 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 and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Danish Lutheran Church (a few steps from this marker); Geology of the Lake Benton Region (approx. 4½ miles away); Lake Benton Opera House (approx. 4.8 miles away); In Honor Of Those Who Served (approx. 4.8 miles away); Tyler, Mn. Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); You are now Entering South Dakota (approx. 9.6 miles away in South Dakota); Hole-In-The-Mountain (approx. 9.6 miles away in South Dakota); The Old Firebell (approx. 11.8 miles away in South Dakota). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Benton.
September 22, 2024
2. Danish Congregation WWI Memorial
September 22, 2024
3. Danish Congregation WWI Memorial
September 22, 2024
4. Danish Congregation WWI Memorial & Diamond Lake Lutheran Church
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