Watkins in Meeker County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Park
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 24, 2013
1. Veterans Park Monument
The seals of the five military branches are on the monument.
All Our
Veterans
Veterans Park
Dedicated Monday,
May 28, 1990
Erected 1990.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 45° 18.715′ N, 94° 24.578′ W. Memorial is in Watkins, Minnesota, in Meeker County. It is on Veterans Drive west of Central Avenue South (County Highway 2), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Watkins MN 55389, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Minnesota and specifically 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eden Valley Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); Forest City War Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); Maine Prairie Corners (approx. 8.4 miles away); Site of Forest City Stockade (approx. 8½ miles away); Kingston Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); The Fair Haven Fort (approx. 9.6 miles away); Assumption Chapel (AKA Grasshopper Chapel) (approx. 10 miles away); Luxemburg (approx. 12.6 miles away).
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2. Middle East Wars
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3. World War I
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4. World War II
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5. Korean War
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6. Vietnam War
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7. Veterans Park
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8. Veterans Park
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9. Veterans Park and Tank
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10. Veterans Park and Tank
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 20, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
