Faribault in Rice County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Inscription. In memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Rice County Minnesota
1861 — 1865

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 44° 17.667′ N, 93° 16.337′ W. Memorial is in Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County. It is on 4th Street Northwest (State Highway 60) just east of 3rd Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west. The memorial is in front of the Rice County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 218 3rd Street Northwest, Faribault MN 55021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Rice County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Rice County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregational Church of Faribault (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bishop Henry B. Whipple (about 700 feet away); The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour (approx. 0.2 miles away); Government in Faribault (approx. 0.2 miles away); Farmer Seed & Nursery 1888 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ochs Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Faribault.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial (<i>detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

4. Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial (detail)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

5. Rice County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Looking south from 4th Street Northwest. The Rice County Courthouse is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.