Belleville in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Belleville War Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 9, 2024

1. Belleville War Memorial

Inscription. This memorial is erected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 173, in honor of the men and women of Belleville who answered their country's call of past wars and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 173).

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

Location. 38° 30.299′ N, 89° 58.089′ W. Memorial is in Belleville, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of Mascoutah Avenue (Illinois Route 177) and Monument Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Mascoutah Avenue. Located within the Walnut Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1112 Mascoutah Ave, Belleville IL 62220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: All Gave Some, Some Gave All (here, next to this marker); Under the White Stone Markers (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to Those who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (within shouting distance of this marker); In Loving Memory to Our Departed Comrades (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Garfield Street Saloon (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gustavus Koerner

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Moehle Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ever and Anon Park (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belleville.

This Memorial is Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 2, 2023

2. This Memorial is Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Marker

Located at Walnut Hill Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.