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Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 1, 2023
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected
to the memory of
Civil War Veterans
1861 - 1856

 
Erected 1925 by Tent No. 19, Daughters of Union Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 38° 40.147′ N, 89° 59.15′ W. Memorial is in Collinsville, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of South Center Street and West Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Center Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 125 S Center St, Collinsville IL 62234, 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 walking distance of this marker: Spanish War Veterans
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(here, next to this marker); The Freedom Tree (here, next to this marker); City of Collinstown Uptown Tour (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glenwood Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Collinsville Masonic Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Collinsville Historical Museum (approx. Ό mile away); The Magnolia Tree (approx. Ό mile away); The 1986 Additions to the Library Building (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collinsville.
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021
2. Civil War Memorial
Outside Collinsville City Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.   2. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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