Creal Springs in Williamson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 25, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Erected 1951 by V.F.W. Creal Springs Memorial Post #9763.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list.
Location. 37° 37.175′ N, 88° 50.16′ W. Memorial is in Creal Springs, Illinois, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of East Blue Avenue (Illinois Route 166) and East Keely Street, on the right when traveling west on East Blue Avenue. Memorial is across from Dippy Motsinger Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 103 E Blue Ave, Creal Springs IL 62922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt. It is also in the American Midwest 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 Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creal Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Creal Springs Seminary (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 3.8 miles away); Tunnel Hill State Trail (approx. 4.4 miles away); Old Ft. Massac and Kaskaskia Trail (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named Tunnel Hill State Trail (approx. 7 miles away); Dedicated in Honor of Those Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Willis Allen House (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creal Springs.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 25, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
Stone in front of the memorial
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 25, 2021
3. Veterans Memorial
Wide view
Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 25, 2021
4. Veterans Memorial
Behind the memorial is the time capsule
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
