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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 27, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. We the citizens of Shrewsbury pay tribute to its veterans who served in the armed forces of our country in peace and armed conflict we pay special tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the service
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 35.089′ N, 90° 19.671′ W. Memorial is in Shrewsbury, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Hazel Avenue and Shrewsbury Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Hazel Avenue. The memorial stands on the grounds of Shrewsbury City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5200 Shrewsbury Ave, Saint Louis MO 63119, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Shrewsbury, Missouri (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Spanish Land Grant (approx. Ύ mile away); Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, St. Louis, Missouri (approx. 1.2 miles away); David R. Francis (approx. 1.4 miles away); Webster Groves War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Douglass School (approx. 1.9 miles away); Historic Black Churches in Webster Groves (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shrewsbury.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 27, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill.   2. submitted on February 13, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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