Cairo in Alexander County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
World War I Memorial
glory of the sons
and daughters
of the
city of Cairo
and
Alexander County
who served their
country in the
First World War
Major General
Harry L. Bolen
Feb. 3, 1896 Jan. 17, 1974
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 36° 59.915′ N, 89° 9.906′ W. Memorial is in Cairo, Illinois, in Alexander County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue (U.S. 51) and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cairo IL 62914, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois Little Egypt. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: St. Patrick Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Duncan Cannon (approx. half a mile away); The Cairo Custom House (approx. half a mile away); Seaman (approx. half a mile away); York the Slave (approx. half a mile away); The Cairo Public Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary J. Safford (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Beginning of the Third Principal Meridian (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cairo.
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2. World War I Memorial
Memorial is in front of the old Illinois National Guard armory.
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