Hastings in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Roadside Park Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
1. Roadside Park Veterans Memorial Marker
of All Men and Women
Who Served Our Country
During War and Peace in
the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Duty · Honor · Country
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 44° 44.177′ N, 92° 51.499′ W. Marker is in Hastings, Minnesota, in Dakota County. It can be reached from Walnut Street near 10th Street West. Memorial is at Roadside Park (along Minnesota Highway 55, Ό mile west of U.S. Highway 61). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 11th Street West, Hastings MN 55033, 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: Geology of the Dakota County Region (within shouting distance of this marker); Dakota County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Early Hastings (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hastings, Minnesota (approx. 0.6 miles away); One Neighborhood, Many Stories (approx. 0.6 miles away); Masonic Block (approx. 0.6 miles away); Downtown Hastings Yesterday and Today (approx. 0.6 miles away); Finch Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.
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Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
2. Roadside Park Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
3. Left Panel
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
4. Center Panel
Our War Dead
[names]
Photographed by Keith L, May 1, 2011
5. Right Panel
[names]
Original design and carving donated by Matt C. Karpen 1948
Re-designed and manufactured by Minneapolis Granite & Marble Company 1981
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,470 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 7, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
