Beatrice in Gage County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Gage County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011

1. Gage County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

To honor all men and
women who honorably
served their country
in the Armed Forces
of the United States

Dedicated
November 11, 1995

Erected 1995 by Gage County Veteran Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1846.

Location. 40° 16.251′ N, 96° 44.768′ W. Marker is in Beatrice, Nebraska, in Gage County. It is on Grant Street near 6th Street (U.S. 77), on the left when traveling east. Memorial is on the south grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 612 Grant Street, Beatrice NE 68310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

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 walking distance of this marker: Civil War and Spanish War Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Star Hack and Livery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founding of Beatrice, Nebraska Territory (approx. half a mile away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. half a mile away); The De Roin & Oregon Trails (approx. half a mile away); River Town Development

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(approx. half a mile away); Homesteading: The Cry was Free Land!!! (approx. half a mile away); Railroads: Union Pacific & Burlington Northern (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beatrice.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011

2. Gage County Veterans Memorial

County courthouse in background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.