Minden in Kearney County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War Memorial
1917 - 1919
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
1. World War Memorial
of the World War
Kearney County, Nebraska
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Hilmer Anderson · Leo Robert Atwater
William D. Brainard · Thomas J. Geren
Harry A. Hetrick · Reuben N. D. Jensen
Segfred O. Johnson · Frank Leafstedt
Jasper Madsen · Harry E. Nielsen
[Roll of Veterans]
[Not transcribed]
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 40° 29.938′ N, 98° 56.932′ W. Marker is in Minden, Nebraska, in Kearney County. It is on Colorado Avenue near 4th Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is on the west grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 North Colorado Avenue, Minden NE 68959, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kearney County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Kearney County Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil and Spanish-American Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Center Pivot Irrigator (approx. 0.4 miles away); Axtell, Nebraska (approx. 9½ miles away); The Burlington & Missouri River Railroad (approx. 10 miles away); Fort Kearny (approx. 10.4 miles away); Boot Hill (approx. 11 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minden.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
2. World War Memorial Roll of Veterans
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
3. World War Memorial Roll of Veterans
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
4. World War Memorial Roll of Veterans
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
5. World War Memorial Roll of Veterans
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
6. World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
7. World War Memorial Infantry Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
8. World War Memorial Artillery Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
9. World War Memorial US Navy Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
10. World War Memorial USMC Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
11. World War Memorial USAS Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
12. World War Memorial Medical Dept Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
13. World War Memorial Signal Corps Medallion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012
14. World War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 14. submitted on December 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
