Green's Prairie Cemetery Veterans Day Observance

On November 11, 2020, American veterans, past and present, were honored during a flagpole dedication ceremony attended by approximately 25 people at Green's Prairie Cemetery in the Town of York. Three recently installed flagpoles, dedicated to the late Dave Green who was instrumental in preserving the history and land of the cemetery, were used for the first time to fly flags from the War of 1812 and the Civil War in addition to the American and Wisconsin flags.
The ceremony also commemorated the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice of 11 November 1918, which ended hostilities between the Allies and Germany and marked the end of World War 1. The flags were raised beginning at 11:00 a.m., the hour at which the armistice became effective. Among those buried at the cemetery are 11 veterans - one from the Black Hawk Wars of 1832, four from the War of 1812 and six from the Civil War. Stones also honor two veterans of the Civil War whose bodies were lost in battle.
Green's Prairie Cemetery is a one-acre remnant of never plowed deep soil prairie located on Postville Road, just north of Postville, WI, that was in use from 1845 to 1917. The cemetery is unique in that it is maintained, with the help of The Prairie Enthusiasts - Prairie Bluff Chapter, as it looked in the 1800s when the first burials occurred.