Pinckneyville in Perry County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

This Bicentennial Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 31, 2021

1. This Bicentennial Memorial

Inscription. This Bicentennial Memorial was erected by the Pinckeyville Chamber of Commerce and dedicated on July 4 1975 may this memorial remind us that liberty and justice have made this nation the greatest in the world . The use of this bell was granted in memory of Fred C. Lueker. Courtesy of Fred W Lueker and Family

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 38° 4.828′ N, 89° 22.93′ W. Memorial is in Pinckneyville, Illinois, in Perry County. It is on N. Main near Ill 154, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Public Square, Pinckneyville IL 62274, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of These Men and Women of Perry County (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Perry County Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Perry County Jail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Illinois Baptist State Association (approx. ¼ mile away); Red Star Mill (approx. 9.1 miles away); Marshall Browning Hospital Balustrades

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(approx. 9.1 miles away); Honoring Those Who Served Their Country (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pinckneyville.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 31, 2021

2. This Bicentennial Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.