Columbia in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Memorial in honor of our sons and daughters

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 16, 2019

1. Memorial in honor of our sons and daughters Marker

Inscription. 1775 • 1918
Memorial
in honor of
our sons and daughters
who served their nation
in freedom's cause and in memory
of who gave their those of our number
who gave their last full measure
of devotion in
the six great wars
Revolutionary War
1775-1781
War of 1812-1814
Mexican War
1846-1847
The Civil War
1861-1865
Spanish American War
1898
The Great World War
1917-1918

Erected by Columbia Post 581.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • War, Mexican-American • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I.

Location. 38° 26.811′ N, 90° 11.825′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of East Locust Street and Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east on East Locust Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 375 E Locust St, Columbia IL 62236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark

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Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Columbia Depot (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Post No. 581, American Legion (about 500 feet away); The Spirt of the American Doughboy (about 700 feet away); Main Street Siding (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Metter Whistle Post (approx. 0.2 miles away); Locust Street Whistle Post (approx. ¼ mile away); Rose's Drug Store (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 16, 2019

2. Memorial in honor of our sons and daughters Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2019, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2019, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.