Mendota Heights in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
United States War Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2010
1. United States War Veterans Memorial
to the memory of all
United States War Veterans
June 25, 1939
Dedicatory Committee
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Erected 1939 by the United Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1832.
Location. 44° 52.744′ N, 93° 10.283′ W. Marker is in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota County. It can be reached from the intersection of Pilot Knob Road (County Road 31) and Acacia Boulevard. Memorial is in Acacia Park Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2151 Pilot Knob Road, Saint Paul MN 55120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pilot Knob (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oheyawahi Pilot Knob Hill (approx. Ό mile away); Oheyawahi "a hill much visited" (approx. Ό mile away); Mendota / Sibley House (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Peter's Church (approx. half a mile away); An Ancient Meltdown Created Snelling Lake (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2010
2. United States War Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2010
3. Muzzle Markings
788 pounds No. 21 C.C.W.
Translated, the gun was manufactured at the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1907, the weight was 788 pounds when produced, registry number 21 (the 21st gun in this pattern), inspected by C.C.W.
Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2010
4. Carriage Plate
3 inch Gun Carriage
Model of 1902
Rock Island Arsenal
1911
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,404 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 9, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
