El Dorado in Butler County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Celebration of Freedom Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Celebration of Freedom Memorial Marker

Inscription.

To Honor Those Who Serve
Liberty For All

[Representative Memorials]
In honor of George F. Austin
for service in the Navy aboard
USS Estes AGC 12
Flag Ship supporting the invasions of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
witnessing the flag raising on Mt. Surabachi
Rita Sweeney Austin

You gave your lives with courage;
Most of all you gave us freedom.
V.F.W. Fred Priestly Post #1174
and Ladies Auxiliary

POW • MIA
You Are Not Forgottne

Erected 2002.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 37° 49.033′ N, 96° 51.116′ W. Memorial is in El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County. It is on Central Avenue near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is on the grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 West Central Avenue, El Dorado KS 67042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas, in the Flint Hills,

and in Greater Wichita.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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: Veterans Memorial Flagpole (here, next to this marker); Signers of the Declaration of Independence (here, next to this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty

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(within shouting distance of this marker); William Allen White (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Gypsy Spudder (approx. 0.3 miles away); Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Central Power Unit (approx. 0.4 miles away); Star Drilling Machine (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Dorado.

Celebration of Freedom Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

2. Celebration of Freedom Memorial

Looking ESE toward Eagle and Service Emblems

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

3. Celebration of Freedom Memorial

Looking WSW toward Statue of Liberty Replica

Celebration of Freedom Memorial Eagle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

4. Celebration of Freedom Memorial Eagle

Celebration of Freedom Memorial POW-MIA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

5. Celebration of Freedom Memorial POW-MIA

Celebration of Freedom Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

6. Celebration of Freedom Memorial Bench

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

7. Celebration of Freedom Memorial Bench

Celebration of Freedom Memorial Representative Pavers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

8. Celebration of Freedom Memorial Representative Pavers

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.