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Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Iowa)

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had passed a law in 1884 that allowed counties to levy a tax to support building G.A.R. memorials. Captain Rufus S. Benson, a local state representative, had the law amended in 1886 so that it allowed for the construction of a memorial hall, as the local G.A.R. chapter wanted it to be a place where
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style structure of this type in the area. It is a memorial chapel that follows a cross-shaped plan capped by an octagonal
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soldier on top. Its significance is also derived from it being the first G.A.R. Memorial Hall built in
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Iowa
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property in Franklin County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Iowa
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St. John's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa
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Beeds Lake State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area
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Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Iowa) is located in Iowa
Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Iowa) is located in the United States
Hampton, Iowa
42°44′31.3″N 93°12′25.4″W / 42.742028°N 93.207056°W / 42.742028; -93.207056
Hampton Double Square Historic District
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Hampton, Iowa
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