Salem in Marion County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial for All Wars
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 3, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the veterans of Marion County on Memorial Day 1997, by their friends and families
Marion County, IL
Congressional
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Marcellus J. Newman Civil War
Elbridge Robinson Civil War
James L. Hull Spanish American
Robert H McCord WWII
Robert L. Wilson WWII
Erected by American Legion Post 128, Salem, Illinois.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 38° 37.693′ N, 88° 56.284′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Illinois, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 50) and N. Shelby Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. The memorial is in East Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 N Shelby Avenue, 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: To The Memory of All Soldiers And Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion County Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 3, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 3, 2024
3. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
