South Deering in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans’ Memorial Park

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 27, 2024

1. Veterans’ Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. In honor of our war dead

Erected 1967 by Memorial Park Improvement Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 43.044′ N, 87° 33.318′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in South Deering. It is at the intersection of East 98th Street and South Muskegon Street, on the right when traveling west on East 98th Street. The marker is in the southeast corner of Veterans’ Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2820 East 98th Street, Chicago IL 60617, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Illinois’

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Calumet Region.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Side Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Calumet Park Fieldhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Illinois-Indiana Boundary Marker (approx. 1.7 miles away); About the Sculpture (approx. 2½ miles away); Martyrs—Heroes—Unionists (approx. 2½ miles away); Steelworkers Organize in the Southeast Side

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 27, 2024

2. Veterans’ Memorial Park Marker

(approx. 2½ miles away); National Historic Site Memorial Day Massacre (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Martyrs—Heroes—Unionists (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Veterans’ Memorial Park. Chicago Park District official website

Excerpt: “Developed by the City's Bureau of Parks and Recreation [in 1953], the four-acre park was intended to meet the increasing recreational needs of the South Deering Community Area, whose population had nearly doubled between 1940 and 1950. Initial improvements included outdoor athletic facilities, a playground, and a small brick recreational building.”

(Submitted on July 27, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Veterans’ Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 27, 2024

3. Veterans’ Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,170 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.