Summer Hill in Pike County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
1. Civil War Monument
to the members of
Maj. Sam. Hays Post 477
G.A.R. Dept. of Ill.
And other comrades who
fought to keep our country
undivided and our flag
maintained unsullied
1861-1865
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 32.768′ N, 90° 55.163′ W. Monument is in Summer Hill, Illinois, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 54 and Jim Town Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 54. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 32688 Jim Town Hollow Rd, Pittsfield IL 62363, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Illinois River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Atlas (approx. 3½ miles away); Oldest Building in Pike County (approx. 3½ miles away); Welcome to Illinois (approx. 6.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); William Grimshaw House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Reuben Scanland House (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Pike County Poet (approx. 7.2 miles away); Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill (approx. 7.3 miles away).
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
2. Civil War Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2014
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2020, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 5, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
