Sorento in Bond County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Honor of all Veterans Past and Present

Kessinger Post 12

— Charter March 19, 1921 —

In Honor of all Veterans Past and Present Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 17, 2023

1. In Honor of all Veterans Past and Present Marker

Inscription. This building was donated to the Village of Sorento December 10, 1995 by Kessinger Post 713 of the American Legion in honor of all veterans past and present who passed through these doors

Erected by Kessinger Post 713, American Legion.

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

Location. 38° 59.94′ N, 89° 34.38′ W. Memorial is in Sorento, Illinois, in Bond County. It is at the intersection of East Taylor Street (County Road 18) and South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Taylor Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 105 E Taylor St, Sorento IL 62086, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

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 12 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mineworkers' Monument (approx. 3 miles away); John L. Lewis - United Mine Workers of America (approx. 3.1 miles away); Elijah Cox (approx. 9.9 miles away); Soulsby's Service (approx. 10.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.2 miles away); Union Miners Cemetery at Mt. Olive, Illinois (approx. 10.2 miles away); Futuro House (approx. 10.7 miles away); Greenville (approx. 11.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Soulsby Shell Station, Mt. Olive, Illinois (was approx. 10.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 18, 2023

2. In Honor of all Veterans Past and Present Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.