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Virden in Macoupin County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

World War

1917 - 1919

 
 
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
1. World War Memorial
Inscription. Soldiers and Sailors
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 39° 30.057′ N, 89° 46.024′ W. Memorial is in Virden, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is on North Springfield Street (Illinois Route 4) north of East Dean Street (County Road 37), on the right when traveling north. The marker stands in the middle of Virden Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 409 N Masterson St, Virden IL 62690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Operation Iraqi Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Virden Monument (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Route 66 Coal Towns (within shouting distance of this marker); Zeffiro Galli (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lest We Forget (approx. 2½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); City of Auburn (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virden.
 
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
2. World War Memorial
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
3. World War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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