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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 19, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In memory of all area veterans
 
Erected by Brighton American Legion Post 476.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 2.603′ N, 90° 8.628′ W. Memorial is in Brighton, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is at the intersection of North Maple Street (State Highway 111) and West Vine Street, on the left when traveling north on North Maple Street. The memorial stands on the grounds of Schneider Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 413 N Maple St, Brighton IL 62012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lindbergh Relay Station (approx. 5.8 miles away); Godfrey Mansion (approx. 5.9 miles away);
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Benjamin Godfrey (approx. 6˝ miles away); Godfrey Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); Monticello College (approx. 6.9 miles away); Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel (approx. 6.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); Plank Road (approx. 8.8 miles away).
 
Veterans Memorial Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 19, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial Display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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