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Near Eleva in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 7, 2014
1. Veterans Memorial
right: Silhouette of a soldier kneeling next to the grave of a friend.
Inscription.
In Memory of Those Who
Served Our Country
Donated by
Eleva Broiler Festival Club

 
Erected by Eleva Broiler Festival Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 34.464′ N, 91° 27.754′ W. Memorial is near Eleva, Wisconsin, in Trempealeau County. It is on Mondovi Street East (U.S. 10) 0.4 miles east of Main Street (State Highway 93), on the right when traveling east. Memorial is at Eleva Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: W25757 U.S Highway 10, Eleva WI 54738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 14
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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Strum Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Silver Mine Ski Jump (approx. 13.9 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Eleva, Wisconsin. History. The village was originally named "New Chicago." The grain elevator had only the letters "ELEVA" painted on it before winter struck. Newcomers assumed the letters were the name of the village. (Submitted on November 5, 2014.) 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 7, 2014
2. Veterans Memorial
Eleva Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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