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F.O.E. Ten Commandment Monuments in Minnesota (12)
| Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Albert Lea, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Central Park
Screenshot: Google Maps street (Oct. 2013) as viewed from N. St. Mary Ave. between W. Clark and Water Streets
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Donated by FOE: June 1956
Location: Central Park.
Scroll: (Cannot determine from screenshot)
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| Austin, Minnesota |
Austin, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Mower County Courthouse
Photo courtesy of Jon Lindgren (July 2010)
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Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Jonathunder (May 2006) available at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/10commandmentsAustinMN.JPG
Donated by FOE: June 18, 1960
Location: Mower County Courthouse.
Scroll: “Presented To / The City Of Austin / And County of Mower / June 18, 1960 By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Austin Aerie 703”
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| Cloquet, Minnesota |
Cloquet Fire and Police Department Building
Photo courtesy of FFRF (with permission of the photographer) (2012)
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Cloquet, MN Ten Commandments Monument
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Donated by FOE: 1962
Location: Cloquet Fire and Police Dept. building at the corner of Cloquet Ave. and 6th St.
Scroll: “Presented To The / City of Cloquet Minn / By / Cloquet Aerie No. 1163 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / 1962”
Comments: The Cloquet Police Dept. reported that on December 29, 2017, a pickup lost control, struck the Ten Commandments monument and knocked it of its cement foundation onto a bank of snow behind it.
Duluth News Tribune reported January 20, 2018 that the Freedom of Religion Foundation had sent the City Council a letter earlier in the month stating that “Municipalities must not take action that advances or endorses religion” and that “Any action by the City to repair the monument and again orient the Decalogue for public viewing raises serious constitutional problems.” Notwithstanding FFRF’s letter, the city counselors decided “to keep the Eagles Ten Commandments monument in its longtime location in front of the shared Cloquet police and fire building.”
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| Detroit Lakes, Minnesota |
Detroit Lakes, MN Ten Commandments Monument
City Park
Screenshot: Google Maps (Aug. 2016)
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Donated by FOE: 1962
Location: Detroit Lakes City Park – behind and to the left of the Detroit Lakes Pavilion, 1361 Washington Avenue.
Scroll: (Cannot be determined from the above screenshot)
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| Duluth, Minnesota |
Downtown Lakewalk
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Sept. 2012)
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Duluth, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Photo by Chuck Ashley available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/puckster55pics/5831244528/
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Donated by FOE: 1957
Current Location: Downtown Lakewalk, Canal Park Dr. at the intersection of Buchanan St. (On private property.)
Original Location: Duluth City Hall. Removed May 2004 as a result of litigation.
Approx. Height: 4 feet
Scroll: “Presented To / The City Of Duluth / By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Aerie No. 79”
Litigation: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on February 27 or 28 after weeks of negotiations with the city. The MCLU attorney stated that the monument “excludes those people who don’t believe in the Ten Commandments.”
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| East Grand Forks, Minnesota |
East Grand Forks, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Oct. 2012)
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Donated by FOE: 1958
Location: At the corner of 4th Street N.W. and 5th Avenue N.W. – across the street from Campbell Library.
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Scroll: (Cannot be determined from the above screenshot)
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| Faribault, Minnesota |
Buckham Memorial Library
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Sept. 2014)
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Fairibault, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Photo courtesy of K.R. Stuart (September 2016)
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Photo courtesy of K.R. Stuart (September 2016)
Donated by FOE: 1957
Location: Buckham Memorial Library, 11 Division St. E.
Scroll: “To / The City Of Faribault / Presented By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / And Eagles Ladies Auxiliary / 1957”
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| Hastings, Minnesota |
Saint John’s Lutheran Church
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Sept. 2014)
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Hastings, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Photo courtesy of K.R. Stuart (Sept. 2016)
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Photo courtesy of K.R. Stuart (Sept. 2016)
Donated by FOE: 1963
Current Location: Saint John’s Lutheran Church, 202 8th St. W.
Original Location: Dakota County Courthouse.
Scroll: “Presented To The City Of / Hastings, County Of Dakota / In Memory Of / John F. Daly / By Aerie 2212 F.O.E. / 1963”
Story: As part of the renovation of courthouse—which would become the new Hastings City Hall— the monument was moved in 1993 to Roadside Park. When the park was renovated in 1997, the monument was put in storage at the City Department of Garage. In July 2002, the monument was rededicated at Saint John’s Lutheran Church.
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| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Picture Not Available
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Donated by FOE: October 1956
Location: Sunset Memorial Park is a cemetery operated by Dignity Memorial Network - Sunset Funeral Home and Cemetery since 1922. It is located at 2250 St Anthony Boulevard NE. (Private property.)
Scroll: “Presented To / Sunset Memorial Park / By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / October 1956”
Notes: The monument was actually purchased by Sunset Memorial Park and Funeral Chapel which gave credit to the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Website: http://www.dignitymemorial.com/sunset-funeral-chapel/en-us/index.page
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| Moorhead, Minnesota |
Clay County Courthouse
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Aug. 2011)
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Moorhead, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Clay County Courthouse
Photo by Lilie Schoenack (Aug. 2009)
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Donated by FOE: 1960
Location: Clay County Courthouse, 8th Ave. N between 10th & 11th Streets.
Scroll: “Presented To / Clay County / By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Aerie No. 153 / Fargo, N. Dak.”
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| Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
River Walk overlooking Red Lake River
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Sept. 2012)
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Thief River Falls, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Photo courtesy of K.R. Stuart (Oct. 2016)
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Photo courtesy of K. R. Stuart (Oct. 2016)
Donated by FOE: 1957
Current Location: United Methodist Church (116 Horace Ave. N.) at the head of the River Walk overlooking Red Lake River (intersection of Horace Ave. N. and 1st Street E.).
Original Location: Pennington County Courthouse and City Auditorium.
Scroll: “To The / City Of Thief River Falls / Presented By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Aerie 2368 / And The Eagles Ladies Ausiliary / 1957”
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| Winona, Minnesota |
Winona, MN Ten Commandments Monument
Screenshot: Google Maps street view (Aug. 2012)
(The monument to the left of center on the left side of a tree)
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Donated by FOE: June 1958
Location: Veterans Memorial Park on Park Dr.
Scroll: (Cannot determine from screenshot)
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