Afton in Union County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2015

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the
Defenders of Democracy

Erected 1959 by Boy Scout Troop 127.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 1.719′ N, 94° 11.841′ W. Memorial is in Afton, Iowa, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Douglas Street (U.S. 169) and Kansas Street, on the right when traveling north on Douglas Street. Monument is in the City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Afton IA 50830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Iowa. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pisgah – Mormon Pioneer Way Station / Chief Pied Riche Tells the Spirit of Mt. Pisgah (approx. 5.3 miles away); Mt. Pisgah (approx.

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5.3 miles away); Graceland Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot (approx. 8.9 miles away); Burlington Route NE-10 Waycar #13513 (approx. 9 miles away); Creston Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away).

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2015

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.