East Peru - Veterans Monument GPS Coordinates: 41.231000 by -93.939316

This is an 8 foot granite monument with an eagle on top. It was dedicated by the WRC in 1921 to veterans of all wars. The east face of the monument lists soldiers killed in World War I. The west side of the monument honors unknown soldiers including those from the Civil War. This is a country cemetery west of East Peru on road G68 in SE Warren County. Photos taken 6/27/17.

Winterset - Cemetery Civil War Monument GPS Coordinates: 41.326916 by -94.007800

This is a very nice monument in the Winterset Cemetery. It is located near a row of headstones of Civil War soldiers. It was dedicated by the WRC in 1934. There is also a striking monument dedicated to WWI veterans with a bronze statue of a soldier. The WWI Monument is near the entrance - the Civl War Memorial is in the SE section of the cemetery. The cemetery is in the SE part of town - follow S 4th Street to the entrance. The close-up photo was taken 5/8/17 - the others on 7/3/09.

Winterset - Monumental Park including Cannons GPS Coordinates: 41.334733 by -94.011833

This monument, dedicated on October 17, 1867, was one of the earliest erected in Iowa. There are inscriptions on the four sides. It is a 14 foot marble monument on a 5 foot limestone base. The cannons, included in 1878, are 6 pounder bronze field guns, M1841, painted black. Two were made at Ames Manufacturing Co. - one in 1855 and one in 1861. Another was cast at Cyrus Alger & Co. in 1861 - the fourth is from William D. Marshall & Co., cast in 1862. Monumental Park is one block east of the Town Square in Winterset.
Recently, several very nice enhancements have been made including the new entrance, concrete foundations for the cannons and the cannonball stack for each cannon.
A remarkable book, "A Monumental Place" by Town Historian Walt Libby, was published in 2008. He documents a great deal about the monument and the park from the origination to the present day. Photos taken 10/27/09, 6/16/14, and 6/27/17. The final photo is of an old undated postcard provided by Danny Krock.