Oak Ridge in Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sangamo Electric Co. War Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023

1. Sangamo Electric Co. War Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Proudly we pay tribute
to the valiant
men and women
of the
Sangamo Electric Co.
who gave themselves
in service and sacrifice
for God and country
In memoriam

World War I
Leslie Smith

World War II Henry Bunn • Mike Cimbalista • Sam Connelly • Robert Cormeny • John Eggleston • Ferren Hinds • Hartford Larison • Franklin McKelvey, Jr. • Glen Padget • Thomas Roberts, Jr. • John Vorhes • Elvis Waisath

Erected 1948 by Sangamo Electric Co.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 39° 49.443′ N, 89° 39.449′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It is in Oak Ridge. It can be reached from Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is near the Grand Army of the Republic Mound in Oak Ridge Cemetery Section 10. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1441 Monument Ave, Springfield IL 62702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

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 walking distance of this marker: Grand Army of the Republic Mound (a few steps from this marker); The Lincoln Tomb Custodian's Residence (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Resting Place of Abraham Lincoln

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(about 500 feet away); This Vault (about 500 feet away); Ninian Edwards (about 500 feet away); The Temporary Vault (about 500 feet away); Oak Ridge Cemetery Arch (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Abraham Lincoln (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023

2. Sangamo Electric Co. War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.