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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 9, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women who served our country during war and peace.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 0.711′ N, 89° 47.385′ W. Memorial is in Staunton, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is on West Main Street (County Road 19) just east of Edwardsville Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker stands in front of Staunton Public Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 W Main St, Staunton IL 62088, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ill. Traction System (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Route 66 Illinois (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henry's Rabbit Ranch, Staunton, Illinois (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Futuro House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Soulsby Shell Station, Mt. Olive, Illinois (approx. 5 miles away); Union Miners Cemetery at Mt. Olive, Illinois (approx. 5.7 miles away); Heart of Coal Country (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staunton.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dancing the Night Away (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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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 186 times since then and 9 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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