Mound City in Pulaski County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

America's Medal Of Honor Memorial Tree

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 6, 2019

1. America's Medal Of Honor Memorial Tree Marker

Inscription. This tree dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to America's Medal of Honor recipients who helped make this bicentennial observance possible "by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty"

Erected 1976.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the National Cemeteries series lists.

Location. 37° 5.233′ N, 89° 10.65′ W. Memorial is in Mound City, Illinois, in Pulaski County. It can be reached from the intersection of Walnut Street and Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Mound City IL 62963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

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

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Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mound City National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Those Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Seabees Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marine Ways (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mound City World War II Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Mound City World War I Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mound City.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 6, 2019

2. America's Medal Of Honor Memorial Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.