Near Meade in Meade County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial

Meade County

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. In Sacred Memory
of
Our Heroes
This monument was erected by the American Legion Auxiliary of Meade, Kansas, assisted by ex-service men and patriotic citizens, and on May 30, 1927 dedicated to the memory of Meade County's Departed Veterans of All Wars. It also replaces the monument placed upon this site in 1886 by Meade Center Post No. 388 G.A.R. dedicated to the Unknown Dead of the Civil War.

Erected 1927 by American Legion Auxiliary, Ex-Servicemen, and Patriotic Citizens of Meade County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • War, World I.

Location. 37° 17.035′ N, 100° 19.154′ W. Memorial is near Meade, Kansas, in Meade County. It can be reached from Meade Cemetary. Marker is in Graceland Cemetery, off N Road (US Hwy 54/160), about one mile east of town. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Meade KS 67864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern

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Plains,

on the High Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Graceland Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace Brown (about 600 feet away); Hoodoo Brown's Road Ranch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jones & Plummer Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans and War Memorials (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pioneer Arena Club Women and Pioneer Settlers (approx. 1.1 miles away); Meade County (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Lone Tree Incident (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meade.

Veterans Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial Dedication

Veterans Memorial History image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

3. Veterans Memorial History

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,220 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.