Jefferson in Union County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Memorial of Flags

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1. Memorial of Flags Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated May 29, 1989

Revolutionary War
April 19, 1775
October 19, 1781

Civil War
April 12, 1861
April 9, 1865

Spanish American War
February 15, 1898
December 10, 1898

World War I
April 6, 1917
November 11, 1918

World War II
December 7, 1941
September 2, 1945

Korean War
June 25, 1950
July 27, 1953

Vietnam War
December 22, 1961
April 30, 1975

Lebanon - Grenada
Aug. 24, 1982 - July 31, 1984
Panama
Dec. 20, 1989 - Jan. 31, 1990
Persian Gulf
Aug. 2, 1990 -

Erected 1989 by Bert L. Smith Post #134 American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 36.254′ N, 96° 33.587′ W. Memorial is in Jefferson, South Dakota, in Union County. It can be reached from Main Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in St. Peter's Cemetery, behind St. Peter's Community Center and Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 402 Main St, Jefferson SD 57038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River.

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is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern 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

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grasshopper Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's Church Jefferson (within shouting distance of this marker); Postmasters Jefferson (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Flour Mill in Dakota (about 600 feet away); Twelve Mile House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fourteen Mile House (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Grasshopper Cross (approx. 4.6 miles away); Welcome to the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.

Additional keywords. Jefferson Veterans Memorial

Revolutionary War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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2. Revolutionary War Memorial

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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3. Civil War Memorial

Spanish American War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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4. Spanish American War Memorial

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

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5. World War I Memorial

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

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6. World War II Memorial

Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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7. Korean War Memorial

Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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8. Vietnam War Memorial

Lebanon-Grenada, Panama, and Persian Gulf War Memorials image. Click for full size.

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9. Lebanon-Grenada, Panama, and Persian Gulf War Memorials

The Gulf War concluded Feb. 28, 1991.

Memorial of Flags image. Click for full size.

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10. Memorial of Flags

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