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Coulterville in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

To The Glory of God

 
 
To The Glory of God Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 30, 2021
1. To The Glory of God Marker
Inscription. To the Glory of God and in the Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors and citizens of Coulterville and vicinity, who had a part in the wars of our Country " that Liberty Shall not Perish from the face of earth-" Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God" This memorial design and presented in the year 1928 by the William Finney Williamson Born at Coulterville 1869
 
Erected 1928.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 11.174′ N, 89° 36.384′ W. Memorial is in Coulterville, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is on Illinois Route 13 0.1 miles Ill 153, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Coulterville IL 62237, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt. It is also in the American Midwest, 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
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once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Fire Bell (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (approx. 4.1 miles away); Honoring Those Who Served Their Country (approx. 4.4 miles away); MIA and POW Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Amateur Trapshooting Association (approx. 6.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away).
 
To The Glory of God Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 30, 2021
2. To The Glory of God Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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