Collinsville in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Spanish War Veterans

1898 - 1902

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021

1. Spanish War Veterans Marker

Inscription.
Charles L. Carney, 4th TX Infantry • Everett G. Drake, Hospital Corps • Hiram J. Hood, 17th U.S. Infantry • T.A. Riggin, 2nd U.S. Cavalry • Ernest H. Isom, 9th IL Infantry • John F. Tobnick, 3rd U.S. Artillery • Henry Pausch, 5th MO Infantry • Arthur Nicholson, 161st IN Infantry • August Kraczkowsky, 2nd Co U.S.C.A. • William M. Barrett, 1st U.S. Infantry • William H. Becker, 5th U.S. Infantry • Arthur S. Jenks, 10th U.S. Infantry

Erected 2005 by American Legion Post 365, VFW Post 5691, Eugent T. Beals SSAWV.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.

Location. 38° 40.149′ N, 89° 59.149′ W. Marker is in Collinsville, Illinois, in Madison County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of South Center Street and West Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 S Center St, Collinsville IL 62234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Freedom Tree (a few steps from 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

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Collinsville Historical Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); The Magnolia Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); The 1986 Additions to the Library Building (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collinsville.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, December 22, 2021

2. Spanish War Veterans Marker

Outside City Hall

Collinsville City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, December 22, 2021

3. Collinsville City Hall

Memorial is outside the building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 22, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on December 23, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.