Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
Tom Howard Post No. 101
and
All Union Soldiers
of the Civil War
1861 - 1865
Erected 1930 by Tom Howard Woman's Relief Corps No. 74, Clear Lake, Iowa.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 43° 8.135′ N, 93° 23.039′ W. Memorial is in Clear Lake, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County. It is on Lake View Drive north of Main Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Monument is west adjacent to the Lake View Community Room and Amphitheater in City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Clear Lake IA 50428, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Iowa and the Battle of Pleasant Hill (here, next to this marker); Clear Lake in the Civil War (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Clear Lake in the Civil War (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clear Lake Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Never Forget" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens J. P. Richardson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Surf Ballroom (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clear Lake.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015
2. Civil War Memorial and Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
