Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Memorial
to the
Memory
of the
Volunteer
Soldiers
of
Goodhue County
1861–1865
Erected 1913.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 44° 33.729′ N, 92° 32.036′ W. Marker is in Red Wing, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. It is at the intersection of West 5th Street and East Avenue on West 5th Street. Memorial is on the grounds of the Goodhue County Government Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 509 West 5th Street, Red Wing MN 55066, 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 walking distance of this marker: T.B. Sheldon Memorial Auditorium (approx. 0.2 miles away); National Newspaper Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Studebaker Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goodhue County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Sea Wing Disaster / Victims of the Sea Wing Disaster (approx. 0.4 miles away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. half a mile away); Kiwanis Stairway (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Wing.
Also see . . . Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Red Wing Veteran Memorials. "Its $3000 cost was appropriated half by the county commissioners and half by popular subscription." (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 1,795 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.



