Thebes in Alexander County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 1, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Memorial to All Veterans

Erected 1971 by Thebes Women's Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 13.178′ N, 89° 27.586′ W. Memorial is in Thebes, Illinois, in Alexander County. It is on Oak Street west of 5th Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in front of Thebes Historical Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 504 Oak St, Thebes IL 62990, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Thebes Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Original Pier Block (here,

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next to this marker); Old Thebes Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Steamboats on the Mississippi River (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. half a mile away); Welcome to Illinois (approx. 6 miles away); The 20th Illinois Regiment (approx. 6.1 miles away in Missouri); Saving Fort D (approx. 6.1 miles away in Missouri). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thebes.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 1, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 1, 2025

3. Veterans Memorial

In front of Thebes Historical Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.