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American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial

 
 
American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011
1. American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of the Leavenworth area men and women who served in their country's wars

"O honor those who gave their todays for our tomorrows."
 
Erected by American Legion Post #23.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 18.662′ N, 94° 55.02′ W. Memorial is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is at the intersection of 7th Street and Olive Street, in the median on 7th Street. Monument is at the north end of Union Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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: Frederick H. Harvey (within shouting distance of this marker); The Knapp House (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Frederick Henry Harvey (within shouting distance of this marker); "Harvey House" Leavenworth Court House Annex I (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vories House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leavenworth Public Library (approx. Ό mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); The Carroll House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.
 
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American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011
2. American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial
American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011
3. American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial
View of Union Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011
4. View of Union Park
American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial in far right distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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