Near Sherman in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Illinois Remembers POW/MIA

You Are Not Forgotten

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022

1. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker

Inscription.

LCPL Joseph Hill
CPL Richard Sands

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 51.876′ N, 89° 35.693′ W. Memorial is near Sherman, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It can be reached from Interstate 55 4 miles north of Sangamon Avenue. Memorial is at the Rail Splitter Rest Area (north bound). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10200 I-55, Springfield IL 62707, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln and the Talisman (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx.

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1.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 1.6 miles away); An Oasis on Route 66 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (approx. 2.8 miles away); For All the Fallen Sky Soldiers (approx. 2.8 miles away); Landing Ship Tanks (LST's) Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); 5th Regimental Combat Team (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 11, 2022

2. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker

at the entrance of Rail Splitter Rest Area (north bound)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.