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Adair County Veterans Memorial

Below are some photos of the Adair County, Missouri Veterans Memorial that I took Memorial Day, 2005.

This pillar tells where the land for the memorial came from.
This pillar details where the land for the memorial came from.

This is a general view of the memorial.
This is a general view of the memorial.

This is an obelisk at the center of the memorial.
This is an obelisk at the center of the memorial. It makes reference to the "World War" - singular.

Someone laid a flower at the foot of the memorial.
Someone laid a flower at the foot of the memorial.

These are the flags behind the memorial.
These are the flags behind the memorial.

The plague indicates this sort of cannon was used during the Civil War.
The plaque indicated this type of cannon was used during the Civil War.

The cannon has an 1839 marking on it.
This is an "1839" marking that was on the cannon.

This cannon was captured from the Germans during World War I.
This cannon was captured from the Germans during World War I.

Here is the plaque describing the cannon.
Here is the plaque describing the cannon.



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