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Wild Rose in Waushara County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Waushara County Civil War Memorial

 
 
Waushara County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, October 19, 2025
1. Waushara County Civil War Memorial
New location of memorial.
Inscription.
W·R·C·

Erected in memory
of the defenders of
our country 1861·1865
by the G·A·R: W·R·C· &
the citizens of
Waushara County

G·A·R·

 
Erected by the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, and the citizens of Waushara County.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 44° 10.199′ N, 89° 15.079′ W. Memorial is in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, in Waushara County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Wisconsin Route 22) and County Route H, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Memorial is on the grounds of the American Legion Daniel Dopp Post 370 Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wild Rose WI 54984, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waushara County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Daniel Dopp Post 370 Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saxeville Bell (approx. 6.8 miles away); Waushara County Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 6.8 miles away); Pioneer Wautoma (approx. 6.8 miles away); Sir Henry Soloman Wellcome (approx. 9.2 miles away); Almond Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Windfeldt Estate (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wild Rose.
 
More about this memorial. This memorial was relocated 8 miles north from its original location at the 209 S St Marie St in Wautoma (GPS 44.07392, -89.29028).
 
Also see . . .  Waushara County. Website homepage (Submitted on December 30, 2010.) 
 
Waushara County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, October 19, 2025
2. Waushara County Civil War Memorial
New location of memorial. Specific memorial circled.
Waushara County Civil War Memorial on right in new location. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, October 26, 2025
3. Waushara County Civil War Memorial on right in new location.
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
4. Civil War Memorial
[west face]
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
5. Civil War Memorial
[north side]
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
6. Civil War Memorial
[east side]
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
7. Civil War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on October 19, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin.   3. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin.   4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 30, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
 
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