Centerville in Appanoose County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Union Soldiers Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
1. Union Soldiers Monument Marker
Bronze Tablets Added
to Monument 1927 by
Woman's Relief Corps
Erected 1869.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 40° 44.034′ N, 92° 52.466′ W. Monument is in Centerville, Iowa, in Appanoose County. It is on Jackson Street west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west. Monument is on the southwest grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 201 North 12th Street, Centerville IA 52544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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: Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Around the World in 91 Hours (within shouting distance of this marker); The Real Village of Griffinsville (approx. 10½ miles away); Outhouse (approx. 11.2 miles away); 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.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
2. Union Soldiers Monument Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
3. Union Soldiers Monument Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
4. Union Soldiers Monument Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2015
5. Union Soldiers Monument
circa 1910
6. Appanoose County Court House, Centerville, Iowa
...showing the monument prior to the installation of the bronze tablets.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on November 8, 2015.
