Galesburg City Township in Knox County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Knox County Soldiers Monument

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 19, 2023

1. Knox County Soldiers Monument Marker, Revolutionary War

Inscription.
(North facing side)
In memory of
soldiers of the
Revolutionary
War
buried in
Knox County

(West facing side)
In memory of
soldiers of the
War of 1812
buried in
Knox County

(South facing side)
In memory of
soldiers of the
Mexican
War
buried in
Knox County

(East facing side)
In memory of
soldiers of the
Blackhawk
and Seminole
Indian Wars
buried in
Knox County

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • War, Mexican-American • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 40° 56.692′ N, 90° 22.189′ W. Monument is in Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County. It is in Galesburg City Township. It is at the intersection of South Cherry Street and East Tompkins Street, on the right when traveling south on South Cherry Street. Location is the northeast corner of the Knox County courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 200 S Cherry Street, Galesburg IL 61401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Central

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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 walking distance of this marker: Knox County Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary A. Bickerdyke (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War Cannon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Site of Galesburg Sr. High School (about 400 feet away); Tompkins Street (about 400 feet away); Beecher Chapel (about 500 feet away); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (about 600 feet away); The Fifth Debate (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galesburg.

Knox County Soldiers Monument Marker, War of 1812 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 19, 2023

2. Knox County Soldiers Monument Marker, War of 1812

Knox County Soldiers Monument, Mexican War image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 19, 2023

3. Knox County Soldiers Monument, Mexican War

Knox County Soldiers Monument, Blackhawk and Seminole Indian Wars image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 19, 2023

4. Knox County Soldiers Monument, Blackhawk and Seminole Indian Wars

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 4, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.