Ellsworth in Pierce County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
1. Center Panel
[center panel]
Dedicated to those from
Pierce County
who gave their lives
in service to their country.
Given by
Bob and Evelyn Young,
Ellsworth Class of 1939,
Pierce County Posts,
Chapters and Auxiliaries.
American Legion
Bay City 357 · Plum City 365
Ellsworth 204 · Prescott 61
Elmwood 207 · River Falls 121
Maiden Rock 158 · Spring Valley 223
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ellsworth 3655 · Prescott 9060
Vietnam Veterans of America 331
Disabled American Veterans 36
Forty & Eight 904
Erected 1989 by Bob and Evelyn Young, Ellsworth Class of 1939, Pierce County Chapters and Posts of the American Legion, Ellsworth and Prescott VFWs, The Vietnam Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans and the 40 & 8.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 43.942′ N, 92° 29.101′ W. Memorial is in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, in Pierce County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 10) west of South Plum Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is on the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Bow and Arrow" (approx. 9.6 miles away); The G.A. Carlson Lime Kiln (approx. 11½ miles away in Minnesota); Barn Bluff (approx. 11½ miles away in Minnesota); Kiwanis Stairway (approx. 11½ miles away in Minnesota); Mt. La Grange Barn Bluff (approx. 11½ miles away in Minnesota); a different marker also named Kiwanis Stairway (approx. 11½ miles away in Minnesota); William Colvill (approx. 11.6 miles away in Minnesota); Remember the Maine (approx. 11.6 miles away in Minnesota).
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
2. Far Left Panel
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
3. Left Panel
1917 World War I 1918
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
4. Right Panel
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
5. Far Right Panel
1964 Vietnam Conflict 1975
1990 Gulf War
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 14, 2010
6. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 14, 2010
7. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
8. Pierce County Courthouse and Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 14, 2010
9. Cannon at Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 14, 2010
10. Markings
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 6, 7. submitted on September 30, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 8. submitted on May 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 9, 10. submitted on September 30, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
