Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Shawneetown Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 15, 2022

1. Shawneetown Veterans Memorial

Inscription. United States Air Force • United States Navy • United States Army • United States Coast Guard • United States Marine Corps

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

Location. 37° 42.962′ N, 88° 11.165′ W. Memorial is in Shawneetown, Illinois, in Gallatin County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard East and East McClernand Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Boulevard East. The memorial stands by the Shawneetown American Legion. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 380 Lincoln Blvd E, Shawneetown IL 62984, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt,

in Shawnee Hills,

and in the Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (here, next to this marker); The Illinois Territory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Michael K. Lawler (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Harrison Wilson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black History of Shawneetown, IL (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Spirit of Shawneetown (approx. 3.1 miles away); General Logan's Marriage (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shawneetown.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 25, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.