Crookston in Polk County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Crookston Post No. 1902 and Auxiliary
June 5, 1937
Erected 1937 by VFW Post No. 1902 and Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 47° 46.417′ N, 96° 36.307′ W. Memorial is in Crookston, Minnesota, in Polk County. It is on North Ash Street just north of East Robert Street (U.S. 2), on the right when traveling north. The Veterans Memorial and flagpole is in front of the Crookston Public Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 North Ash Street, Crookston MN 56716, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Minnesota’s Northland. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carnegie Library (a few steps from this marker); Original Site of Fisher's Landing (approx. 9.4 miles away).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial & Flagpole
Looking west from the Crookston Public Library. North Ash Street crosses in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
