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F.O.E. Ten Commandment Monuments in Iowa (4)
| Burlington, Iowa |
Burlington Aerie No. 150
Screenshot: Google Maps street view December 2015 (monument to right of flag)
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Donated by FOE: March 1965
Current Location: The monument was moved to Burlington Aerie No. 150, 2727 Mount Pleasant St., and rededicated in April 2005.
Original Location: In front of Memorial Auditorium (east of the intersection of Front & Jefferson Streets). Later put into storage in a hanger at the Burlington Airport.
Scroll: Cannot determine from above screenshot.
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| Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Plaza Park
Screenshot: Google Maps street view March 2012 |
Veterans Memorial Building |
Donated by FOE: June 1957
Current Location:
Plaza Park facing Cedar River (across from the Linn County Correctional Center, 50 3rd Avenue Bridge).
Original Location: Linn County Courthouse.
Scroll: “Presented By / The Youth Movement Of / The / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / To The City Of Cedar Rapids / June 1957”
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| Des Moines (or Maxwell), Iowa |
| [Photo not available] |
Donated by FOE: 1965
Current Location: Marlene Duvall, an Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside volunteer, took the monument to her home (possibly) 11820 N.E. 104th Street, Maxwell, Iowa.
Previous Location: Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside, 401 N.E. 66th Ave.
Scroll: Unknown
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| Iowa City, Iowa
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Iowa City Aerie No. 695
Screenshot: Google Maps street view October 2012 |
Donated by FOE: September 1964
Current Location: Iowa City Aerie No. 695 located at 225 Highway 1 W. Rededicated August
Original Location: Johnson County Courthouse.
Scroll: (Cannot be determined from the screenshot)
Notes: In August 2000, the Iowa Civil Liberties Union asked Johnson County to remove the monument from courthouse property, saying that its presence on public property was a violation of the First Amendment principle of separation of church and state. To avoid litigation, the monument was moved from the Johnson County Courthouse to Iowa City Aerie No. 695. (Source: The Eagle Magazine, Nov. 2001).
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Eagles695/
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