Inver Grove Heights in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

1. Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In memory of all the men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Veterans Memorial
Donated by American Legion Post 424
Inver Grove Heights Minnesota
Dedicated on September 20, 1997

World War I
April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918

World War II
December 7, 1971 to December 31, 1946

Korean War
June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955

Vietnam War
December 22, 1961 to May 7, 1975

Erected 1997 by American Legion Post 424.

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

Location. 44° 49.955′ N, 93° 3.8′ W. Memorial is in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota County. It is at the intersection of Barbara Avenue and 80th Street E., on the right when traveling south on Barbara Avenue. The memorial is in front of the Veterans Memorial Community Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8055 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights MN 55077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: B-52 Crash Site (approx. one mile away); The Salem Evangelical Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Stockyards (approx. 4.1

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miles away); Armour & Company (approx. 4.2 miles away); Swift & Company (approx. 4½ miles away); 1914 Eagan Old Town Hall (approx. 5.2 miles away); Kaposia Village (approx. 5.6 miles away); Kaposia: Dakota Village on the Mississippi River (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inver Grove Heights.

World War I plinth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

2. World War I plinth

World War II plinth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

3. World War II plinth

Korean War plinth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

4. Korean War plinth

Vietnam War plinth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

5. Vietnam War plinth

Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 27, 2025

6. Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 16, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.