Elgin in Kane County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

W.W. I Memorial Davidson Park

G LeTourneau posted by Steve Masler, January 31, 2010

1. W.W. I Memorial Davidson Park Marker

Inscription. In honor of all from Elgin who served during the 1914 - World War - 1918.

Erected 1922 by The Citizens of Elgin.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 42° 2.063′ N, 88° 16.727′ W. Memorial is in Elgin, Illinois, in Kane County. It is at the intersection of Villa Street and Prairie Street, on the right on Villa Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Davidson Memorial Park, Elgin IL 60120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Davidson Park (a few steps from this marker); Elgin Historic District (a few steps from this marker); The Log Cabin Home of James T. Gifford

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(a few steps from this marker); James T. Gifford’s Log House (a few steps from this marker); Gifford-Davidson House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veteran Post 49 G.A.R. Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Elgin Historic District (about 600 feet away); Gifford Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elgin.

Additional commentary.
1.
The Elgin, Illinois, doughboy is not E.M. Viquesney's Spirit of the American Doughboy and does not belong on that list. It is one of John Paulding's Over the Top series.

— Submitted November 7, 2022, by Les Kopel of Oxnard, California.

Photographed by Dan Reynard, May 20, 2016

2. W.W. I Memorial Davidson Park Marker

Photographed by Dan Reynard, June 19, 2020

3. W.W. I Memorial Davidson Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 5, 2018, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.