House Springs in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 30, 2022
1. Dedicated to the Men and Women who fought for our freedom Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. Memorial has been reported missing. It was located near 38° 24.503′ N, 90° 34.128′ W. Memorial was in House Springs, Missouri, in Jefferson County. It was on State Highway MM just east of Franz Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 6482 Highwasy MM, House Springs MO 63051, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial was in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It was also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); In Honor of Those from this Community (approx. 5.8 miles away); In Memory of those who Served (approx. 5.8 miles away); This Memorial Dedicated through the generosity of Captain R. A. Gentz (approx. 5.8 miles away); A "Key" from the past (approx. 6.8 miles away); A Route to the Past, a Bridge to the Future (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Restoration of the Route 66 Bridge (approx. 6.8 miles away); Meramec Greenway - Flat Creek Trail at Kircher Park (approx. 7 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. In Memory of Our Heroic Comrades (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 30, 2022
2. Dedicated to the Men and Women who fought for our freedom Marker
Photographed by Garrett Koch, August 25, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial completely removed
On Monday, August 25 this marker was completely gone and nothing left except the concrete pad it sat on. I saw no indication of it anywhere on the site.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
