Ottawa in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
War of 1812 Soldiers at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
the Nine Soldiers
of the War of 1812
buried in the
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
J.W. Caverly Col. Isaac Dimmick Abner Fisher Zimri Lewis John Loyd Russell Rathbun Joel Strawn Jacob Stroop Joseph P. Wagner
Erected 1963 by Daughters of 1812 (John Kinzie Chapter).
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series list.
Location. 41° 20.253′ N, 88° 51.887′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It can be reached from Boyce Memorial Drive near Ottawa Avenue. Memorial is located at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1601 Ottawa Avenue, Ottawa IL 61350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois and specifically in the Illinois River Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William D. Boyce (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centennial Memorial Ottawa Illinois (about 700 feet away); Camp Cushman Volunteers (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1333 Ottawa Ave. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fisher-Nash Cottage (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fisher-Nash Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Remembering the Tornado (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Home of John Hossack (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.


