Soldiers Monument, Hawarden, IA, circa 1910s
- Card type
- Real photo
About this postcard
A carved soldier in uniform and helmet stands with a rifle at the foot of a tall stone obelisk, the shaft inscribed "1861 VETERANS 1865." The monument rests on a stepped base inside a low pipe railing, with headstones spread across the lawn behind it. The caption names it the Soldiers Monument in Hawarden, Iowa, a small town in Sioux County near the South Dakota line. Civil War memorials of this kind were typically raised years after the fighting by local committees, Grand Army of the Republic posts, or women's relief groups, and they stood at the center of Memorial Day observances in towns across the Midwest. The dates on the shaft mark the war's opening and close rather than any single battle.
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Postcard record
| Series | 3104 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Hawthorn, IA |
| Notes | Black-and-white photograph with white caption lettering in the negative; glossy real-photo stock, no white border; carved inscription "1861 VETERANS 1865" on the monument shaft, partly in shadow. No postmark. Unused divided-back "POST CARD" (CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS) with empty stamp box; pencil dealer mark "3/10" in the stamp box. Real-photo front with white border; light foxing/toning on the back. |
Cite this card
Soldiers Monument, Hawarden, IA, circa 1910s, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-hawarden-ia-circa-1910s. Accessed November 2, 2026.