City Hall: 108 North Idaho Street
Open Hours: Monday -Friday | 8 am – 5 pm
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City Hall: 108 North Idaho Street
Open Hours: Monday -Friday | 8 am – 5 pm
The Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery is owned by the City of Glidden and is located on US Highway 30.
Merle D. Hay was born and raised in Glidden, and was the first American soldier to be killed in the trenches of France during World War 1.
The State of Iowa erected the Merle Hay Memorial in 1930, inscribed with a drawing by famous Iowa newspaper cartoonist Ding Darling, showing Uncle Sam carrying the lifeless body of a young soldier. In 1921, the major road to Camp Dodge in Des Moines was named Merle Hay Road in memory of this brave young Iowan’s sacrifice for his country.
PO Box 349
108 North Idaho Street
Glidden, Iowa 51443
Hours: M-F | 8 am – 5 pm
