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

Memorial Park

 
 
Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
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. Marker is in Bellwood, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3105 Washington Boulevard, Bellwood IL 60104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the 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); Historic Lake Street (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kiddieland Amusement Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Casa Jalisco (approx. 1.2 miles away); Conner-Heise Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cpl. Robert H. Corley and Pfc. Ronnie L. Russell (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellwood.
 
More about this marker. A newer veterans memorial is a few
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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.
 
Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
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 Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 38 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

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