Iowa Memorial - Andersonville, Ga.
N 32° 12.125 W 084° 07.893
16S E 770393 N 3566444
The Iowa Memorial is located in the Andersonville National Cemetery adjacent to the Andersonville National Historic Park.
Waymark Code: WMW89A
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2017
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The Iowa Memorial stands on the hallowed grounds of the Andersonville National Cemetery. The memorial features a figure of a weeping woman who kneels on top of the square red column, where she mourns the loss of so many lives. The monument also includes the inscription:
IOWA HONORS THE TURF
THAT WRAPS THEIR CLAY
THE UNKNOWN
THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED
IN THE ARCHIVES OF THEIR
COUNTRY
The Iowa Memorial was dedicated on November 17, 1906
Date Installed or Dedicated: 11/17/1906
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: State of Iowa
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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