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Veterans Memorial

We Honor Those Who Served

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2012
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated in memory of those men and women of Anthony who selflessly served this great nation in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, during times of peace and war and especially to those who gave their lives in order that we can live in a nation of democracy and freedom

We Thank You

 
Erected by American Legion Post No. 54.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 37° 9.105′ N, 98° 2.291′ W. Memorial is in Anthony, Kansas, in Harper County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 44) and Lawrence Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Memorial is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Anthony KS 67003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. 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 New Spain and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: September 11, 2001 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Destination Topolobampo (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Runnymede Church (approx. 9.3 miles away); U.S. (Army) Sgt. Willsun Marcus Wayne Mock (approx. 9.3 miles away); Jeff Long Post No. 104
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(approx. 9.4 miles away); The Ole Harper Fountain (approx. 9.4 miles away); Veteran's Memorial Hall (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anthony.
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2012
2. Veterans Memorial Marker
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2012
3. Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2012
4. Veterans Memorial
Representative Veteran Pavers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 13, 2026