Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Kampsville in Calhoun County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In honor of all men who served their Country in War and Peace
 
Erected by American Legion Post 1083.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 17.613′ N, 90° 36.569′ W. Memorial is in Kampsville, Illinois, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway (State Road 100) and Lock Road, on the left when traveling north on South Broadway. The marker stands on the grounds of Kampsville American Legion. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 508 South Broadway, Kampsville IL 62053, 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 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
crow flies: In Memory of (here, next to this marker); Kampsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); Greene County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away); Thomas Carlin (approx. 10.8 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas Carlin (approx. 10.8 miles away); Old Mill and Grain Elevator Site (approx. 12.7 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.9 miles away in Missouri). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kampsville.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
m=226779

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jul. 20, 2026