Alton in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial Fountain
This fountain is dedicated to the men and women who serve their country in the military service
Erected by American Legion, Alton Post 126.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 54.419′ N, 90° 6.637′ W. Memorial is in Alton, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Park Road and Voss Place, on the right when traveling west on Park Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cottage Hills IL 62018, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom Shrine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wood River Massacre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wann Railroad Disaster (approx. 1.6 miles away); Robert Pershing Wadlow (approx. 1.8 miles away); John Mason Peck (approx. 1.8 miles away); College Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Old Rock House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alton.
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