Ellis Grove in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 9, 2023

1. Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces who served their country in all wars and to those who gave their lives in the defense of freedom.

Bicentennial Year
MAY 30, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 0.663′ N, 89° 54.488′ W. Memorial is in Ellis Grove, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of N. Main Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Main Street. Ellis Grove City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 N Main Street, Ellis Grove IL 62241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reily Lake (approx. 2½ miles away); History of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers Confluence Area (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named History of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers Confluence Area (approx. 2.8 miles away); Economic Development of the Lower Kaskaskia River (approx. 2.8 miles away); Kaskaskia (approx. 2.8 miles away); Kaskaskia Confluence Area (approx. 2.9 miles away); Kaskaskia Island (approx. 2.9 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellis Grove.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 9, 2023

2. Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.