Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Monument - Centerville, Iowa
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Assisted by: Groundspeak Regular Member SecurB
N 40° 44.032 W 092° 52.462
15T E 510608 N 4509222
Civil War memorial on the grounds of the Appanoose County Courthouse in Centerville, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM7VQ1
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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 Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Monument - Centerville, Iowa - posted by SecurB
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The memorial was erected in July 1, 1869. It is a limestone shaft with reliefs on its faces including that of an eagle. It is topped with a limestone urn. In 1927 four bronze plaques were added to the memorial, three of which list soldiers names and the other inscribed:

Union
Soldiers
Monument
Erected July 1, 1869

Bronze Tablets Added
To Monument 1927 By
Woman's Relief Corps

 

Date Installed or Dedicated: 07/01/1869

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Grand Army of Republic

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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