Sikeston in Scott County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Legion Square
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021
1. Legion Square Marker
those men of this community
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the World War 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1946
Korean War 1950-1955
Vietnam War 1961-1975
OPN Urgent Fury
OPN Just Cause
OPN Desert Storm
OPN Iraqi Freedom
OPN Enduring Freedom
Erected by Henry Meldrum Post No. 114, American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 36° 52.607′ N, 89° 35.344′ W. Memorial is in Sikeston, Missouri, in Scott County. It is on North New Madrid Street just south of East Front Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker and memorial are located near the northwest corner of American Legion Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sikeston MO 63801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri Bootheel. It is also in the American Mississippi Delta, in the Ozarks, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Legion Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sikeston Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); El Camino Real (approx. 0.3 miles away).
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021
2. Legion Square Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021
3. Legion Square Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021
4. Legion Square Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 24, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
