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Potosi in Washington County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 28, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In memory of those from Washington County who gave their lives so others may be free.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 37° 56.187′ N, 90° 47.272′ W. Memorial is in Potosi, Missouri, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of West High Street (State Highway 8) and North Missouri Street (Old State Highway 21), on the right when traveling west on West High Street. The memorial stands in front of the Washington County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 E High St, Potosi MO 63664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of These Revolutionary Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Potosi (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Durham Hall - 1798 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bellevue Collegiate Institute (approx. 11 miles away); Heritage of Caledonia Missouri (approx. 11 miles away); Petroglyphs (approx. 11.4 miles away); Rock Carvings (approx. 11.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Potosi.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 28, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the names listed on the memorial. • Can you help?
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Jun. 13, 2026