Prairie du Chien in Crawford County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, June 18, 2011
1. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
[emblems of the military service branches]
Erected 2010.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 2.104′ N, 91° 8.248′ W. Marker is in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of South Marquette Road (State Highway 35) and East Parish Street, on the left when traveling south on South Marquette Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Marquette Road, Prairie du Chien WI 53821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Beaumont, M. D. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Black Hawk's Surrender (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the Second Fort Crawford (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. one mile away); Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet (approx. 1.2 miles away); Prairie du Chien (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Smoke stacks and paddle wheels (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairie du Chien.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Museum of Medical Progress (was approx. 0.7
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2. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
[names]
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3. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
of our fallen soldiers and heroes.
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4. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
given us the freedoms we enjoy today.
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5. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
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6. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
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7. Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial
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8. War of 1812 Winnebago War - 1827
Mexican War 1847 - 1848
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9. Mexican War 1847 - 1848 Civil War
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10. Spanish American War 1898 World War I
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11. World War I World War II
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12. World War II
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13. World War II
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14. World War II Korean War
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15. Korean War
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16. Korean War Vietnam War
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17. Vietnam War
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18. Gulf War
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19. Peacetime
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20. Nearby M60A3 Tank
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21. Plaque on Tank
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22. Nearby Old Rock School
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23. The Old Rock School
National Register of Historic Places #83004265
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,569 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. submitted on February 27, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
