Wolf Lake in Union County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 23, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
All veterans, past, present and future
Marine Corps Army Air Force Navy United States Coast Guard
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 29.344′ N, 89° 25.449′ W. Memorial is in Wolf Lake, Illinois, in Union County. It is on State Highway 3 0.3 miles south of Belcher Rd, on the right when traveling south. The memorial stands on the grounds of Shawnee High School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3365 N State Route 3, Wolf Lake IL 62998, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois Little Egypt and in Shawnee Hills. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. 3.2 miles away in Missouri); They Passed This Way (approx. 3.2 miles away in Missouri); Father Jacques Marquette (approx. 3.3 miles away in Missouri); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. 3½ miles away); Scientific Mission (approx. 3½ miles away); Bushyhead Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away in Missouri); Anna-Jonesboro (approx. 5.8 miles away); In Memory of Wayland R. Presley (approx. 6.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 23, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
