Elsah in Jersey County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World War I Memorial

1914-1918

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 12, 2023

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Soldiers of Elsah Township

C.E. Lock • H.L. Gill • Jos. Bunse • D.H. McDow • Jose. Finkes • Wm. Fessler • Robt. Bland • John R. Lock • Frank King • M. Navasol • R.R. Rintoul • R.B. Piggott • Harry Modlin • George Bower • H.B. Bechtold • John M. Cronan • Walter R. Fessler • W. Tschambers • Jasper Lawless • T. Winfred Legate • Winfield Cornelius • C.J. Burmeister

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 38° 57.417′ N, 90° 21.562′ W. Memorial is in Elsah, Illinois, in Jersey County. It is on Mill Street north of Lasalle Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located at Fountain Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 62 Mill St, Elsah IL 62028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Illinois River Valley.

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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ice House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Lady of the Rivers (approx. 2.1 miles away in Missouri); St Rose Philippine Duchesne (approx. 2.1 miles away in Missouri); St. Francis of Assisi Church (approx. 2.1 miles away in Missouri); 1815 Treaty (approx. 2.1 miles away in Missouri); Portage des Sioux 1798 (approx. 2.1 miles away in Missouri); Lewis & Clark 1804 (approx. 2.2 miles away in Missouri); Forts and Blockhouses (approx. 2.2 miles away in Missouri).

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 12, 2023

2. World War I Memorial

Located at Fountain Park

Vietnam War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 12, 2023

3. Vietnam War Memorial

A supplementary memorial for Cpl. Aaron Darr, who was killed in a helicopter crash while serving in Vietnam

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.