Near Emerson in Mills County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016

1. Civil War Memorial Dedication

Inscription. In memory of our country's defenders

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 1.866′ N, 95° 24.203′ W. Memorial is near Emerson, Iowa, in Mills County. It is on U.S. 59 north of U.S. 34, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Emerson Cemetery, Emerson IA 51533, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); Emerson Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); "Red Stone Boulder"

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(approx. 9.1 miles away); Red Oak Public Library (approx. 9.2 miles away); Red Oak Depot (approx. 9.2 miles away); Sciola Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away); Mr. Richard H. Simpson (approx. 9.2 miles away); George H. Hawkins Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emerson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Thomas D. Murphy Company World War Memorial (was approx. 9.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016

2. Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016

3. Civil War Memorial

Grand Army of the Republic Emblem

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016

4. Civil War Memorial

Woman's Relief Corps Emblem

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016

5. Civil War Memorial

Sons of Veterans Emblem

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.