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

9/11 Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 4, 2024

1. 9/11 Memorial Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the victims and those who lost their lives during the "Attack on America" on September 11, 2001

"All gave some, some gave all"

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 41° 51.029′ N, 87° 49.333′ W. Memorial is in Forest Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of Cermak Road (22nd Street) and Des Plaines Avenue on Cermak Road (22nd Street). The marker is in front of Woodlawn Funeral Home. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7750 West Cermak Road, Forest Park IL 60130, 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

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within walking distance of this marker: Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train Wreck (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Gazebo (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jewish Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Anshe Chodorkov Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Park (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest Park.

More about this memorial. In front of the marker are four square slabs honoring four Forest Park first responders who died in the line of duty: Edward Pflaume, Herman Ziebell, Michael Caulfield and Frank Schnurstein. These four men are honored in Remembrance Park, about 2½ miles north of here, with small markers explaining their stories. In particular, police officer Herman Ziebell's murder during a botched burglary in 1946 occurred on Des Plaines Avenue at its intersection with Roosevelt Road, about one mile north of here.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers related to Forest Park's

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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 4, 2024

2. 9/11 Memorial

four first responders who died in the line of duty

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 4, 2024

3. 9/11 Memorial

The four square slabs in front of this memorial honor four Forest Park first responders who died in the line of duty: Edward Pflaume, Herman Ziebell, Michael Caulfield and Frank Schnurstein

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.