Near Oglesby in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

This Plaque is Placed in Memory of the Patriots

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 5, 2022

1. This Plaque is Placed in Memory of the Patriots Marker

Inscription. This plaque is placed in memory of the Patriots who gave their lives for their country. Soldiers of the American Revolution, and soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812.

Original flag staff and plaque dedicated September 6, 1913
by
The Illinois State Organization, NSDAR
Mrs. George A. Lawrence, REgent
The Illinois State Organization
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Dedicate this flag staff
October 23, 1986
Mrs. Howard F. Lee
State Regent

Erected 1986 by National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 41° 19.292′ N, 88° 59.429′ W. Memorial is near Oglesby, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It can be reached from East 873 Road. Located on the Starved Rock Trail in Starved Rock State Park. Marker is at the top of the rock on the western side. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oglesby IL 61348, 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 walking distance of this marker:

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Fort Saint Louis (here, next to this marker); The Illinois (a few steps from this marker); A New Water Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legend of Starved Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort St. Louis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commemorating the Deeds of the Union Veterans of the Civil War (about 600 feet away); Starved Rock (about 700 feet away); René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oglesby.

Also see . . . Starved Rock State Park. (Submitted on October 11, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 5, 2022

2. This Plaque is Placed in Memory of the Patriots Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.