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

Memorial Park

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 17, 2024

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of those who so honorably served our country during the great World War

Apr. 1917 ☆ Nov. 1918

Erected 1931.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 41° 52.939′ N, 87° 52.287′ W. Memorial is in Bellwood, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Washington Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Eastern Avenue. The monument is in Stevenson Park, immediately west of the park's recreation center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3105 Washington Boulevard, Bellwood IL 60104, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); First Bellwood Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pvt. Albert E. Fenhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Maywood Peace Garden (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ralph "Babe" Serpico Field (approx. one mile away); Poets & Writers (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Major League Players from Proviso East (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this memorial. A newer veterans memorial is a few paces away to the north.

Memorial Park District serves an area of Chicago's western suburbs that includes all of Bellwood and Stone Park and parts of Berkeley, Hillside and Melrose Park.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 17, 2024

2. Memorial Park Marker

This south-facing view shows the back of the marker and the nearby veterans memorial, with Washington Boulevard in the background.

Stevenson Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 17, 2024

3. Stevenson Park

The veterans memorials sit to the west of the recreation center at Stevenson Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.