Wabasha in Wabasha County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
to those who
Served
and
Sacrificed
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 22.754′ N, 92° 2.054′ W. Marker is in Wabasha, Minnesota, in Wabasha County. It is at the intersection of Pembroke Avenue (State Highway 60) and Hiawatha Drive East (County Road 30), on the left when traveling south on Pembroke Avenue. Memorial is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wabasha MN 55981, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area Bluff Country, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grace Memorial Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minnesota Territory 1849-1858 / Wabasha County Takes Shape (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wapahasha I / Wapahasha II / Wapahasha III (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Bridge (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away in Wisconsin); Lake Pepin (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lake Pepin (approx. 4.2 miles away); The River of Rafts (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wabasha.
Also see . . . Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Wabasha Veteran Memorials. "The park features a sculpture made from Red Oak by local Wabasha artist Jim Smit." (Submitted on August 3, 2011.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.



