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Olmsted in Pulaski County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Olmsted War Memorial

 
 
Olmsted War Memorial image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), November 27, 2020
1. Olmsted War Memorial
Inscription.
In memory

World War I: Walter Steers
World War II: Raymond Richard • Louis Sharp • Clyde Brashear
Vietnam: Alvin Pounds • William Neeley
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 37° 10.849′ N, 89° 5.349′ W. Memorial is in Olmsted, Illinois, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of West Cedar Street and Front Street, on the right when traveling west on West Cedar Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Olmsted IL 62970, 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, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cantonment Wilkinson-Ville (approx. 6.1 miles away); United States Military Hospital (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Old Fire Bell (approx. 7.9 miles away); Mound City World War I Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); Mound City World War II Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); The Marine Ways (approx. 8 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); America's Medal Of Honor Memorial Tree (approx. 8.1 miles away).
 
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2. Olmsted War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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