Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022

1. Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Inscription. Erected by
the Rock Island
Monument Association
to all soldiers and sailors
of American wars

Erected 1915 by Rock Island Monument Association.

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

Location. 41° 28.898′ N, 90° 34.851′ W. Monument is on Rock Island, Illinois, in Rock Island County. It can be reached from the intersection of 12th Street and 29th Avenue. Monument is located on the main entrance road of Chippiannock Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 2901 12th St, Rock Island IL 61201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Northern Illinois

and in the Quad Cities.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chippiannock Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Figure Eight Roller Coaster and Balloon Ascension Tower (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Black Hawk Inns (approx. 1.3 miles away); To the Memory of La Main Cassee "The Broken Hand," a Fearless Sauk Chief (approx. 1.3 miles away); Black Hawk: Saux Warrior (approx. 1.3 miles away); Illinois in the American Revolution (approx. 1.3 miles away); Robert Wagner House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Connor House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Island.

Regarding Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the cemetery:

… Dedicated on September 25, 1915, the Monument … is fifteen feet high, weighs twenty-four tons, and is constructed of Barre granite. The base is rock-faced. On the smooth secondary base are two six-foot statues, one of a Civil War soldier and the other of a Spanish American War soldier, standing at parade rest. The rectangular central section of the monument is surmounted with a six-foot spread eagle made of sheet
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022

2. Soldiers and Sailors Monument
bronze and standing on a pyramid of cannon balls. The central block was placed on blocks of ice under the base; as the ice melted, the monument settled into place without chipping. Using lumps of sugar instead of ice had actually been considered. The $3,000 monument was financed through a fund-raising drive begun in 1911 by veterans organizations, their auxiliaries, and other citizens.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.