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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. We proudly pay tribute to those who gave their lives or their services for the protection and preservation of our Country since the beginning of World war II.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 30.068′ N, 89° 46.012′ W. Memorial is in Virden, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is at the intersection of North Dye Street and East Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dye Street. Virden City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 139 N Dye 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: Battle of Virden Monument (a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (a few steps from this marker); World War (within shouting distance of this marker); Route 66 Coal Towns (within shouting distance of this marker); Zeffiro Galli (about 700 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. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virden.
 
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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 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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