Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
"Freedom With Honor"
Council Bluffs, Iowa's Veterans' Monument
| | Eagles of Honor | |
Erected 2015.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 14.823′ N, 95° 51.121′ W. Memorial is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 16th Avenue / Railroad Grade Crossing, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Monument is on the grounds of the Rails West Railroad Museum complex. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1512 South Main Streey, Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Western Iowa, in Loess Hills, and in Greater Omaha. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (a few steps from this marker); The National Humane Alliance Fountain (approx. 0.6 miles away); Squirrel Cage Jail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grenville M. Dodge (approx. Ύ mile away); Council Bluffs Free Public Library (approx. Ύ mile away); Amelia Bloomer (approx. 0.8 miles away); Council Bluffs Veterans Plaza (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spanish War Veterans (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council Bluffs.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Historic General Dodge House (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Eagles of Honor Veteran Memorials Project. Honoring Pottawatamie County, Iowa, Veterans. (Submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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