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

Veterans Memorial

For God & Country Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 28, 2021

1. For God & Country Marker

Inscription.
For God & Country in honor of all men & women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America

War of Independence • 1812 • Civil War • Indian War • Spanish/American War • WWI • WWII • Korean • Vietnam • Grenada • Panama • Desert Storm • Bosnia • Somalia • Afghanistan • Iraq

Erected 1997 by American Legion B.B.K. Post 480, Steeleville, Illinois.

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

Location. 38° 0.403′ N, 89° 39.983′ W. Memorial is in Steelevile, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of South Chester Street and West Broadway Street (State Road 4/150), on the right when traveling south on South Chester Street. The memorial stands at the turn off to the American Legion in Steeleville. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 612 W Broadway St, Steeleville IL 62288, 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 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: World Wars I and II Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding of Steeleville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Two Man - Hand Drawn Light Weight Hose PullnCart (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named

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Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); To Prepetuate and Rededicate our Democratic Principles (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Union Church (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 28, 2021

2. For God & Country Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.