Delavan in Walworth County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Home of the Free Because of the Brave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, May 8, 2025

1. Home of the Free Because of the Brave Marker

Inscription. Dedicated in honor of the men and women who have proudly served our county.
Home of the free because of the brave

Erected 2013 by Town of Delavan Friends of the Parks.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 37.128′ N, 88° 34.932′ W. Memorial is in Delavan, Wisconsin, in Walworth County. It is on South Shore Drive south of Wisconsin Route 50, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1220 S Shore Dr, Delavan WI 53115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Birthplace of “The Greatest Show on Earth” (approx. 3 miles away); Civil War Tree (approx. 3 miles away); Delavan’s Historic Brick Street (approx. 3½ miles away); "19th Century Circus Capital of the Nation" (approx. 3½ miles away); Delavan's Circus Colony (approx. 3½ miles away); Historic Circus District (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delavan.

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Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, May 8, 2025

2. Home of the Free Because of the Brave Marker

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, May 8, 2025

3. Home of the Free Because of the Brave Marker

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, May 8, 2025

4. Home of the Free Because of the Brave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.