Hastings in Adams County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Memorial

In Memory of Our Fathers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2025

1. In Memory of Our Fathers Marker

Inscription.
In memory of our fathers

Erected 1941 by Daughters of Union Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 35.984′ N, 98° 23.487′ W. Memorial is in Hastings, Nebraska, in Adams County. It can be reached from North Burlington Avenue (U.S. 34/281) near West 14th Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the south side of the Hastings Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1330 North Burlington Avenue, Hastings NE 68901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Smoky Hills

and in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Kool-Aid Man Was Here! (within shouting distance of this

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marker); The Martin Brothers "A Narrow Escape" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Martin Brothers/Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly (within shouting distance of this marker); Submarine Deck Gun/Deck Gun Schematics (within shouting distance of this marker); Medicinal Prairie Plants (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland Park Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. ¼ mile away); Central Hastings Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2025

2. In Memory of Our Fathers Marker

Looking north from the Hastings Museum parking lot. The marker is under the tree. The Hastings Museum is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.