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Glencoe in McLeod County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Glencoe Veterans Memorial

 
 
Glencoe Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
1. Glencoe Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Army • Coast Guard
Navy • Marines
Air Force

To Honor and Remember
All Veterans
Who Served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America

Dedicated by Glencoe
VFW Post 5102 • American Legion Post 95

 
Erected by Glencoe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5102 and American Legion Post 95.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 45.614′ N, 94° 9.464′ W. Memorial is in Glencoe, Minnesota, in McLeod County. It is at the intersection of Oak Leaf Road and Desota Avenue South when traveling west on Oak Leaf Road. Memorial is at Oak Leaf Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Desoto Avenue South, Glencoe MN 55336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Minnesota. 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 4 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brownton Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.8 miles away); Silver Lake Auditorium (approx. 10.1 miles away); St Joseph's Church and School (approx. 10.1 miles away); Lester Prairie Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.3 miles away).
 
Regarding Glencoe Veterans Memorial. Nearby U.S. Highway 212, once known as the Yellowstone Trail, is
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officially designated as the Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway.
 
Glencoe Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
2. Glencoe Veterans Memorial
Memorial in Glencoe image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
3. Memorial in Glencoe
along 9th Street East
In Memory of the Catholic Pioneers of Glencoe, Minn.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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