Hastings in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial Levee

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

1. Veterans Memorial Levee Marker

Inscription. This levee honors all who served in our nation's armed forces and is dedicated to the eternal memory of those who gave their lives.

Hastings, Minnesota
25 July 1981

Erected 1981.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 1981.

Location. 44° 44.735′ N, 92° 50.998′ W. Marker is in Hastings, Minnesota, in Dakota County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 1st Street and Ramsey Street. Marker is along the Mississippi River in Veteran’s Memorial Levee Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hastings MN 55033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hastings Grows (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi (within shouting distance of this marker); Spiral Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hastings Spiral Bridge (about 300 feet away); Steamboats, Trains, and Barges (about 300 feet away); Gardner House Hotel (about 400 feet away); American Legion Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Pringle Hardware Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.

Also see . . . Hastings Veteran Memorials. Veteran’s Memorial

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Levee Park. (Submitted on October 2, 2011.)

Veterans Memorial North Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

2. Veterans Memorial North Face

Korea
1950-1953
United Nation Action

Vietnam
1964-1975
When Called, They Served

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

3. Veterans Memorial North Face

U.S. Army
1775
U.S. Navy
1775
U.S. Marine Corps
1775
U.S. Coast Guard
1790
U.S. Air Force
1947

Veterans Memorial East Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

4. Veterans Memorial East Side

Spanish-American War
1898-1899
Remember the Maine

Civil War
1861-1865
The Union Forever

Veterans Memorial West Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

5. Veterans Memorial West Side

World War II
1941-1945
Remember Pearl Harbor

World War I
1917-1918
Lafayette, We Are Here

Veterans Memorial and Levee image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

6. Veterans Memorial and Levee

Mississippi River

Veterans Memorial Levee image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, July 22, 2011

7. Veterans Memorial Levee

Mississippi River
The memorial can be seen in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 930 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.