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Dawson Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
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October 23, 2024
1. Dawson Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to all veterans in war and in peace time yesterday, today, and tomorrow
 
Erected by American Legion Post 177, VFW Post 5247.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 55.573′ N, 96° 3.309′ W. Memorial is in Dawson, Minnesota, in Lac qui Parle County. It is at the intersection of Ash Street and 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ash Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dawson MN 56232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley. 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 Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dawson Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lac Qui Parle Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); A Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); Dawson Covenant Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); Madison Minnesota Veterans' Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Lac qui Parle Mission (approx. 11.3 miles away); Huggins Cabin (approx. 11.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dawson.
 
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Dawson Veterans Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
October 23, 2024
2. Dawson Veterans Memorial Bench
In Loving Memory Of
Colonel Wayne J. Moe
April 20, 1920
November 28, 2019
Audrey (Soblom) Moe
August 21, 1921
January 29, 2008
A Gift From A Grateful Native Of Dawson
Wooden Eagle Carving image. Click for full size.
October 23, 2024
3. Wooden Eagle Carving
"In God We Trust"
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October 23, 2024
4. Dawson Veterans Memorial Park
 
 
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