Historical Markers and War Memorials in Knoxville, Iowa

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Knoxville, Iowa

1 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — 1942 M5 - 3" Howitzer — Mounted on an M6 Carriage —

The US Army shipped this cannon to Knoxville to replace a Civil War cannon that was retired in 1902. The Civil War gun was added to the scrap pile and melted down during WWII. This canon was officially donated to the American Legion Post 168 in . . . — — Map (db m188191) HM WM

2 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Dixie Cornell Gebhardt — 1866-1955 —

[side 1] Was named for her southern heritage. Her patriotic contributions made Knoxville the “Birthplace of the Iowa Flag”. Mrs. Gebhardt, who was DAR State Regent in 1917, appointed a flag committee who, after soliciting more . . . — — Map (db m188161) HM

3 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 6 —

Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by the First U.S. Dragoons Under Colonel Stephen W. Kearny — — Map (db m139807) HM

4 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Erected to the Memory of All Departed Soldiers, Sailors and Marines —

[title is inscription] — — Map (db m239786) WM

5 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Marion County Freedom Rock —

Understanding the Freedom Rock: East Side of the Rock is dedicated to the creator of the Iowa Flag, Dixie Cornell Gebhardt. The West side of the Rock is dedicated to the 6th Governor of Iowa, William Milo Stone of Marion County. Stone, a good . . . — — Map (db m177168) HM WM

6 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Marion County Veterans Memorial —

In memory of all Marion County Veterans who gave their lives fighting for American freedom against world terrorism Dedicated Veterans Day, November 11th, 2015 Battlefield MemorialWhen a serviceman or woman is lost in the . . . — — Map (db m239776) WM

7 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — The Red Rock Line —

As white men advanced their habitations across Iowa they were retarded from 1842 to 1846 at the Red Rock Line fixed by the Indian Treaty at the Agency, Wappello County, 1842. This line was established and marked by Geo. W. Harrison, 1842, by . . . — — Map (db m188190) HM

8 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville — Vietnam Memorial —

They served, they fought, they died… and received neither their country’s glory nor their country’s compassion. May this small plot of ground serve as a special tribute to them. Viet Nam 1959 — 1975 — — Map (db m239779) WM

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9 ► Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville, Union Township — The Red Rock Line —

crossed north to south near this point. The line was established by treaty to define the separation between the Indian land and that opened to settlers. The line was patrolled by army dragoons from 1842-1845 to enforce the treaty. It ran north . . . — — Map (db m236536) HM

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