Veterans of Teton County - Choteau, Montana
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N 47° 48.738 W 112° 09.750
12T E 412969 N 5296092
Choteau Cemetery is SE of Choteau off Hwy. 221. The Veterans of Teton County memorial is just as you enter the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMXH5Z
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
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In 2016 this memorial was place at the entrance to the Choteau Cemetery. It lists the Veterans by war served:

World War I - 9
World War II - 48
Korea - 2
Vietnam - 4
Lebanon - 1
Iraq - 1

These brave men and women are honored for their service, spilling their blood on foreign soil: May they rest in peace.

Dedicated to the Veterans
of Teton County
Who Gave their lives
For Freedom

Choteau Cemetery is in Teton County with a population of approximately 1,686 in 2016 and is the county seat of Teton County.

Choteau was incorporated in 1913 and is rich in agriculture history and more notable is the first discovery of dinosaur eggs in the Egg Mountain region and is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail.

Choteau Cemetery is about 20 acres in size, with towering trees throughout the cemetery. It is very well maintained and there are some very interesting headstones, several war memorials and a veterans section. There are approximately 3,095 known interments. The cemetery was first established about 1883 with the first interment of:

Frank H. Burd who was born on November 2, 1857 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and passed away on April 5, 1883. He was 25 years of age.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Lebanon Iraq


In Honor Of: Veterans of Teton County

Marker Text:
Dedicated to the Veterans of Teton County Who Gave their lives For Freedom


Date of dedication: 2016

Who Put it Here?: Unknown

Description of Memorial:
White granite, names listed on flat marker


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