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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated by the Staab Polk Memorial Home in honor of those who served on behalf of a grateful community
 
Erected 2000 by Staab Polk Memorial Home.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 40.532′ N, 89° 42.215′ W. Memorial is in Chatham, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is on East Mulberry Street just west of North State Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 117 E Mulberry St, Chatham IL 62629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Midwest 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps
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from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Rotary Centennial Sundial Garden (approx. 4.6 miles away); Selvaggio Historic Arches (approx. 4.7 miles away); Edwin Watts Southwind Park (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Architect and the Founder (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatham.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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