Lyons in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 20, 2023
1. Veterans Memorial (Lyons, Ill.)
Dedicated in memory of
Our
Departed Comrades
by
Emil Schieve Post 699
American Legion
May 19th 1935
Erected 1935 by Emil Schieve Post 699.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 49.212′ N, 87° 49.005′ W. Marker is in Lyons, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial is on Ogden Avenue (U.S. 34) ¼ mile east of Joliet Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The veterans memorial is in front of the Village of Lyons Waterworks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7824 Ogden Avenue, Lyons IL 60534, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old River-Crossing (approx. ¼ mile away); The Hofmann Dam (approx. ¼ mile away); Bourbon Spring (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Sergeant James P. Quinn (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); War Dead of World Wars I and II (approx. half a mile away); Reverend Hedley Heber Cooper (approx. half a mile away).
More about this memorial. The marker consists of
this page online
Regarding Veterans Memorial. Lyons native Emil Scheive, after whom the local American Legion post is named, was a member of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. He died in Verdun, France, on October 11, 1918. He is buried in Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, about four miles north of this memorial. Although the Schieve spelling is often used, his gravestone, which he shares with his mother and father, says Scheive.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 20, 2023
2. Veterans Memorial (Lyons, Ill.)
The veterans memorial is flanked by two guns; behind it is an eternal flame.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 20, 2023
3. Veterans Memorial (Lyons, Ill.)
The Village of Lyons Waterworks building is in the background.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 20, 2023
4. Close-up of the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
