Taylorville in Christian County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Soldiers & Sailors Monument

In Memory of ths Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 2, 2023

1. In Memory of ths Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Marker

Inscription.

Erected in memory of the
Soldiers & Sailors of Christian Co.
by Francis M. Long W.R.C. No. 110

Erected 1895 by Francis M. Long Woman's Relief Corps No. 110.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 39° 32.493′ N, 89° 17.395′ W. Monument is in Taylorville, Illinois, in Christian County. It is at the intersection of South Cherokee Street and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Cherokee Street. Located in Oak Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 820 S Cherokee St, Taylorville IL 62568, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taylorville V.F.W. Post 4495 Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christain County Farmers Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Taylorville's Civil War Hero Major Francis M. Long (approx. 0.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christian County Coal Miners

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Last Stop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lincoln's Taylorville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christian County Courthouse (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorville.

In Memory of ths Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 2, 2023

2. In Memory of ths Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Monument

Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 2, 2023

3. Soldiers and Sailors of Christian Co. Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.