Beckemeyer in Clinton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. In memory of the deceased veterans of the community

Erected 2008 by American Legion Post 1227 and its Drill Team, originally dedicated September 1955, erected June 1992.

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

Location. 38° 36.365′ N, 89° 26.159′ W. Memorial is in Beckemeyer, Illinois, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Louis Street and Buxton Street, on the right when traveling south on Louis Street. The memorial lies in front of the local post office. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 470 Louis St, Beckemeyer IL 62219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Greater St. Louis.

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 4 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buxton - Beckemeyer Mural (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centralia Coal Company Mine No. 5 Disaster (approx. 0.2 miles away); It is the soldier (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Memory of The Deceased Veterans of the Community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Eternal Memory (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beckemeyer.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.