Girard in Crawford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bennefeld VFW Post 7479 War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2010

1. Bennefeld VFW Post 7479 War Memorial

Inscription. To the loving memory of those men and women who gave their lives in all past wars and to all veterans who served our great country, we dedicate this memorial as a symbol of your sacrifices.

Erected 1995 by Steven H. Bennefeld V.F.W. Post 7479.

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

Location. 37° 30.581′ N, 94° 50.525′ W. Memorial is in Girard, Kansas, in Crawford County. It is on Prairie Street near Ozark Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is near the southeast corner of the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Girard KS 66743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial" (a few steps from this marker); Appeal to Reason (within shouting distance of this marker); First State Bank of Girard (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Girard, Kansas (about 300 feet away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion Post 26 Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Garden of Memories Veterans Memorial (approx.

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7.4 miles away); Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Girard.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2010

2. Bennefeld VFW Post 7479 War Memorial

Looking north.

Bennefeld Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 2, 2010

3. Bennefeld Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.