Waverly in Wright County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
1. Veterans Memorial
and Women of the Armed
Forces Who Served Their
Country in Times of
Peace and War
American Legion
Charles Claessens
Post 305 and
Auxiliary Unit
Waverly MN
This Memorial is Donated in Memory
of Harry H Klingelhoets
World War I Veteran
by his wife Grace A Klingelhoets
Memorial Day 1995
Erected 1995 by American Legion Post 305 and Auxiliary Unit; Grace A. Klingelhoets.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 45° 3.971′ N, 93° 58.162′ W. Memorial is in Waverly, Minnesota, in Wright County. It is on Atlantic Avenue (County Highway 9) west of North 5th Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is in Railroad Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Waverly MN 55390, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hubert H. Humphrey Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Waverly Village Hall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howard Lake City Hall (approx. 4.9 miles away); Wright County Centennial Elm Tree (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Dustin Massacre (approx. 6½ miles away); Watertown Pioneer Days (approx. 9.3 miles away); Lewis Avenue North Historic District (approx. 9.3 miles away); Early Watertown History (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waverly.
More about this memorial. An eagle, the seals of the American Legion and Auxiliary, and the seals of the five military branches are on the monuments.
Also see . . . City of Waverly, MN. Railroad Park. "The park includes the City's memorials to our Veterans as well as a memorial to the City's most famous citizen, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey." (Submitted on November 10, 2014.)
Additional commentary.
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Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
2. Veterans Memorial
Charles Claessens was killed in World War I, and had one of the largest funerals Wright County ever saw.
source: Waverly Star
— Submitted November 10, 2014.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 16, 2014
3. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
