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Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument

 
 
Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 6, 2013
1. Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument
Inscription.

Dedicated to all veterans by the people of the greater Niles area

"Our country is free only because it is the Home of the Brave"
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 49.604′ N, 86° 14.789′ W. Monument is in Niles, Michigan, in Berrien County. It can be reached from the intersection of E. Main Street (State Highway 51) and S. 12th Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Niles MI 49120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southwest Michigan and specifically in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donavon F. Smith (a few steps from this marker); The Old Fifth Street Viaduct (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ferry Street School (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Chapin House / Henry Austin Chapin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Four Flags Hotel (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niles.
 
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Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 6, 2013
2. Donavon F. Smith Veterans Memorial Park Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
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