New Effington Veterans Memorial, New Effington, South Dakota
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N 45° 51.400 W 096° 55.250
14T E 661409 N 5080224
Memorial located in front of the American Legion building.
Waymark Code: WMQZ8M
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2016
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Members of the Read_Veflin Post 180 and the citizens of town worked to put this memorial in place. It was totally financed by donations and surrounding the monument are bricks which were purchased by various persons and/or groups to help pay expenses.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All veterans past, present, and future
Marker Text: DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS AND TO THOSE WHO WILL COME AFTER US FOR THEIR SERVICE TO GOD AND COUNTRY
Date of dedication: 11 NOV 2011
Who Put it Here?: The Community of New Effington
Description of Memorial: The memorial is about 6 feet high with inscriptions of each branch of service. The main column is black granite with two gray granite wings on each side.
Further west of this monument is a monument dedicated to each class of the high school that closed in the late 1980s.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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