Franklin in Franklin County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Freedom Is Not Free
They Died for Freedom
[Roll of Honored Dead]
World War II
The Supreme Sacrifice
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Korea
They Died for Freedom
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Vietnam
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Dedicated May 31, 2002
Erected 2002.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 6.066′ N, 98° 57.158′ W. Memorial is in Franklin, Nebraska, in Franklin County. It is on 16th Avenue (U.S. 136) near Q Street, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is in Franklin City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Franklin NE 68939, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills, in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican 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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lockheed F-80 (a few steps from this marker); Franklin Academy (a few steps from this marker); The Old Franklin Congregational Academy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dupee Hall of Music (about 600 feet away); Franklin County (approx. Ό mile away).
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 784 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.







