Salem in Marion County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

To The Memory of All Soldiers And Sailors

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Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 3, 2024

1. To The Memory Soldiers And Sailors

Inscription. To the memory of all soldiers and sailors of the late wars.

Erected 1921 by Woman’s Relief Corps No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 38° 37.684′ N, 88° 56.315′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Illinois, in Marion County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 50) and North Shelby Avenue, on the left when traveling east. It is at the East Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 N Shelby Ave, Salem IL 62881, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

It is also 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: You Are Not Forgotten (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial for All Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion County Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles and Naomi Bachmann House (approx. half a mile away); William Jennings Bryan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Salem, Illinois (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Our Honored Dead (approx. 6½ miles away); Peaceful Valley Cemetery WW I Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 3, 2024

2. To The Memory Soldiers And Sailors

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.