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

In Honor and Remembrance

Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021

1. In Honor and Remembrance Marker

Inscription. In honor and remembrance of the heroes and victim of September 11, 2001 and to celebrate the enduring spirit of all Americans.

Erected by Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.

Location. 38° 36.213′ N, 89° 26.143′ W. Memorial is in Beckemeyer, Illinois, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Louis Street and East 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Louis Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 721 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 of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Centralia Coal Company Mine No. 5 Disaster (a few steps from this marker); It is the soldier (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buxton - Beckemeyer Mural (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. one mile 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. In Honor and Remembrance Marker

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 245 times since then and 18 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.