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G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
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Inscription.
( Dates Carved Around Top )
1847 • 1861 • 1896 • 1917
( Left Panel )
Mexican War
1847
( Rest - Unreadable )

( Above Front Panel)
G. A. R.
( Front Panel )
(Eagle & Crest)
G. A. R.

L. W. Shields Chairman
Building Committee

Paul E. Slocumb Post 85

Jno. P. Fowler • Trustee • Memorial Fund
J. W. Miller • I. N. May • J. C. Harbison

Erected with funds provided by
Capt. W. M. Alexander
Monroe Co.
The Post & Others

( Right Panel )
Spanish-American War
1898 - 1902
( Rest - Unreadable )

( Obverse Panel )
World War I
1917
( Rest - Unreadable )

( Front Base )
Alexander Memorial
To the Soldiers of All Wars
 
Erected 1928 by Paul E. Slocumb Post 85 G.A.R.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-AmericanWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, US CivilWar, World I.
 
Location. 39° 10.008′ N, 86° 32.033′ W. Memorial is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection
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of North Walnut Street and West Kirkwood Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Walnut Street. Located on the South/East lawn (corner) of the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bloomington IN 47404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Monroe County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County W.W. II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Johnson McCullough Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 107 West Kirkwood Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); The Allen Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Buskirk-Hill Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.
 
Also see . . .  Further Information : :. (Submitted on October 21, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
 
Left Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
2. Left Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker
Front Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
3. Front Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker
Right Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
4. Right Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker
Obverse Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
5. Obverse Panel - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker
Full Obverse View - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 9, 2011
6. Full Obverse View - - G.A.R. Soldiers of All Wars Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 21, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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