Lyons in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean Flynn, November 20, 2023

1. Veterans Memorial (Lyons, Ill.)

Inscription. And they thought we couldn't fight

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. Memorial is in Lyons, Illinois, in Cook County. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7824 Ogden Avenue, Lyons IL 60534, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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: Hofmann Tower (approx. ¼ mile away); Old River-Crossing (approx. ¼ mile away); The Hofmann Dam (approx. ¼ mile away); Hofmann Dam Removal (approx. 0.3 miles 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.

More about this memorial. The marker consists of two golden

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plaques, two cannons and an eternal flame. The top of the two plaques is circular and includes the image of a World War I soldier and a brief inscription. The bottom one, a rectangle, dedicates the memorial to the area's war dead.

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.

Close-up of the marker image. Click for full size.

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 P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.