Duncan in Platte County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bicentennial

In Memoriam

— 1776 - 1976 —

1776 Bicentennial 1976 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

1. 1776 Bicentennial 1976 Marker

Inscription.
of the courageous men of America. It is the responsibility of every one of us to keep the great ideal for which they fought and died. We must keep the faith with these Honored Dead. It is to us, the Living, that the Torch of Liberty and Freedom and Brotherly Love has been passed on. May we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Pioneer and with our Honored Dead, to continue to build this great nation, their country and our, the United States of America.

Erected 1976 by Duncan Community.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list.

Location. 41° 23.438′ N, 97° 29.584′ W. Memorial is in Duncan, Nebraska, in Platte County. It is at the intersection of Main Avenue and 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Duncan NE 68634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska and

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in the Platte River Valley.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln Highway (here, next to this marker); Duncan (here, next to this marker); Duncan Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gardiner School (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Lincoln Highway - Gardiner Station Section (approx. 5.1 miles away); Andrew Jackson Higgins (approx. 6.8 miles away); In Memory of Veterans (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Columbus Quincentenary Belltower (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duncan.

Also see . . .
1. Village of Duncan, Nebraska. (Submitted on March 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Bell History, includes Stuckstede Company info. (Submitted on March 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

1776 Bicentennial 1976 Marker and Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

2. 1776 Bicentennial 1976 Marker and Memorial

Bell at Bicentennial Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

3. Bell at Bicentennial Memorial

Manufactured by the Henry Stuckstede Bell Foundry Company of St. Louis in 1890

1776 Bicentennial 1976 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

4. 1776 Bicentennial 1976 Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,236 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.