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Ottumwa in Wapello County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

In honor of the
men and women of Wapello County
who have served in the
Armed Forces of the United States

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 0.782′ N, 92° 24.924′ W. Memorial is in Ottumwa, Iowa, in Wapello County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and River Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. Memorial is at the Bridge View Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 Church Street, Ottumwa IA 52501, 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 walking distance of this marker: Ottumwa Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
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(here, next to this marker); Twin Galaxies (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Jefferson Street Viaduct (approx. 0.4 miles away); J. B. Sax Co. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edna Ferber (approx. 0.4 miles away); Philip B. Hofmann (approx. 0.4 miles away); National Humane Alliance Fountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Burlington Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottumwa.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2015
2. Veterans Memorial
Marker is at base of flag pole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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