Columbia in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

American Legion Memorial Park

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 6, 2021

1. American Legion Memorial Park

Inscription. Dedicated to all veterans who served our country with honor

Erected 1956 by American Legion, Post 581.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 26.843′ N, 90° 12.004′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County. It can be reached from the intersection of Memorial Drive and East Locust Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 408 N Briegel St, Columbia IL 62236, 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: The Spirt of the American Doughboy (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); History of Post No. 581, American Legion (about 700 feet away); Locust Street Whistle Post (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial in honor of our sons and daughters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gundlach-Wagner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Koch House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Weinel Hardware & Lumber (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 6, 2021

2. American Legion Memorial Park

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 6, 2021

3. American Legion Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.