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Clinton in Big Stone County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War

1917 — 1918

 
 
Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2018
1. Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Marker
Inscription.
Harry Bergstrom
Gordon Campbell
Iver Steen
William Thorson

 
Erected by American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 45° 27.602′ N, 96° 26.204′ W. Memorial is in Clinton, Minnesota, in Big Stone County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Center Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Clinton MN 56225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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: The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot (within shouting distance of
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this marker); St. Pauli Lutheran Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Graceville (approx. 7½ miles away); Big Stone County Courthouse (approx. 10.8 miles away); Red River Ox Carts (approx. 11.3 miles away); A Glacial Wall of Water (approx. 11.3 miles away); Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (approx. 11.3 miles away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
 
Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2018
2. Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Memorial
Looking west along Main Street.
Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2018
3. Erected in Memory of Those Who Fought and Died in the World War Memorial
Looking south across Main Street. Center Street is in the right background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jul. 30, 2026