King in Waupaca County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Memory Of The Grand Army Of The Republic

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, August 5, 2026

1. IN MEMORY OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Marker

Inscription. The Wisconsin Women's
Relief Corps
erected
these gateways and this wall
1936 - 1938
and has given to this home
since 1888
ten cottages
the chapel and furnishings
and assisted in equipping
the hospitals, dormitories
and library

Erected by The Wisconsin Women's Relief Corps.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 44° 20.207′ N, 89° 8.569′ W. Memorial is in King, Wisconsin, in Waupaca County. It is on County Road QQ south of Marden Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Wisconsin Veterans Home At King. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: N 2665 County Rd QQ, King WI 54946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. 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 the territory of the Mississippian

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and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Charles King (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waupaca County War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Coach Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hellestad House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Windfeldt Estate (approx. 4.1 miles away); Jorgens Park Preserve / A Tribute (approx. 9.1 miles away); Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King.

Other markers no longer nearby. Lake with a Secret (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Fish Raceway (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Historian traces evolution of Wisconsin Veterans Home at King.

Kim Heltemes remembers the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King the way it was.

As a teen in the 1960s, the Civil War historian spent his summer days off at King. He took a boat from the island across Rainbow Lake that hosts Camp Onaway,
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, August 5, 2026

2. View of marker when traveling south on CTH QQ
where he worked as a counselor.

He remembers a quaint neighborhood with wooden cottages set throughout the community. Tall trees shaded the streets and park. He roamed the grounds and chatted with the World War I veterans who often sat outside.

“I knew at the time that those grounds were special, I can’t explain it to you,” said Heltemes, who collected and curated images of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King for a 2004 book on the home’s history. “It’s just a feeling I got and it’s something I’d like to see stay there. I’d like to have other people experience that feeling.”

(Submitted on August 6, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, August 5, 2026

3. IN MEMORY OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Marker

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, August 5, 2026

4. IN MEMORY OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.