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Frankfort in Benzie County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

War Memorial

 
 
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016
1. War Memorial Marker
Inscription.

To the men
who have devoted
their time and their lives
that we may continue
to live in freedom

 
Erected by John A. Mortenson American Legion Post 221.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 44° 37.947′ N, 86° 14.572′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Michigan, in Benzie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Main Street, Frankfort MI 49635, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula, in the Grand Traverse Bay Region, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marquette's Death (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Congregational Church (approx. Ό mile away); Gravestone at Point Betsie (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fog Signal Building (approx. 4.1 miles away); Oil House (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of the First College Building (approx. 7.1 miles away); Benzonia College (approx. 7.1 miles away); Mills Community House (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.
 
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War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016
2. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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