Festus in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memorian
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 8, 2021
1. In Memorian Marker
Erected 1951 by American Legion, Peebles Vaughn Wideman Post 253.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 12.365′ N, 90° 23.903′ W. Memorial is in Festus, Missouri, in Jefferson County. It is on American Legion Drive 0.1 miles north of Old State Highway CC, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 849 American Legion Dr, Festus MO 63028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor and 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Air Force F-84 Thunderstreak (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Memorial Post 3777 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Douglass Cooperative High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Star School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Crystal City Centennial 1911-2011 (approx. 1½ miles away); Austin-Pitcairn Roadside Park (approx. 2½ miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Festus.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 8, 2021
2. In Memorian Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
