Centerville in Appanoose County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015

1. Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Brig Gen Francis Drake

The First USS Iowa
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Gold Star for the Fallen
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Thank You Veterans

Erected 2013.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.

Location. 40° 44.033′ N, 92° 52.421′ W. Memorial is in Centerville, Iowa, in Appanoose County. It is on 13th Street south of State Street, on the right when traveling south. Monument is near the SE edge of the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 North 12th Street, Centerville IA 52544, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Around the World in 91 Hours (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Real Village of Griffinsville (approx. 10½ miles away); Outhouse (approx. 11.2 miles away);

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Fairview School (approx. 11.2 miles away); Summer Kitchen (approx. 11.2 miles away); Main Station Chapel (approx. 11.2 miles away); James Floyd Stevens (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Also see . . . The Freedom Rock & Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on November 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015

2. Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015

3. Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015

4. Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Looking northeast

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 831 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.