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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.

In honor of those
Armed Forces of
our United States
and of those who gave
their lives in the service
of their country

The City of Ketchikan dedicates
this plaque and will forever
be grateful

[Armed Services Emblems]

 
Erected by the City of Ketchikan.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 55° 20.543′ N, 131° 38.614′ W. Marker is in Ketchikan, Alaska, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. It is on Dock Street east of Bawden Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is under the bus shelter outside the Tongass Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Dock Street, Ketchikan AK 99901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Alaska, in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Inside Passage, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Raven Stealing the Sun Kootιeyaa (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Johnson Totem Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Yak'ιi Haat Yeey.aadν. (within shouting distance of this marker); 'Cat' Houses & Sporting Women (within shouting distance of this marker); In Defiance of the Dry Squad (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Chief Kyan Totem Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Sea and Skyline (within shouting distance of this marker); Carving a Place in History (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ketchikan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Chief Johnson Totem Pole (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Under the curbside bus shelter
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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