Hanska in Brown County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War Memorial

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

1. World War Memorial

with American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary emblems

Inscription. 1917 • 1918
That freedom, law and justice
might be established thruout the Earth
This monument is erected in honor of the men of Hanska and vicinity who answered their country's call in the World War.

Oscar O. Haugen • John Thordson • Willie Bakken • Elmer Grotta • Lars Melheim • John Helget ——— William Greenholz • Theodore N. R. Berge • Wilhelm Johnson • Stanley Anderson • Joseph Bottom • Elvin G. Helling • Albert Vaage • Emil Sletta • Hans Vegum

Erected by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 44° 8.814′ N, 94° 29.689′ W. Memorial is in Hanska, Minnesota, in Brown County. It is on Broadway (State Highway 257) south of 1st Street West, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hanska MN 56041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norwegian Stabbur (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanska (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Armstrong (approx. 1.2 miles away); Asle Sorbel's Ride

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Omsrud Thordson – Torgrimson Log Cabin (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lake Hanska (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lake Hanska Pioneer / Lake Hanska County Park (approx. 3½ miles away); Searles (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanska.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

2. World War Memorial

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

3. World War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 881 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.