St. Elmo in Fayette County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
1. Dedicated to the Memory of the Veterans of all Wars. Marker
Erected 1979 by American Legion Post 120.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 1.239′ N, 88° 51.363′ W. Memorial is in St. Elmo, Illinois, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Interstate Drive and East Cumberland Road (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling south on Interstate Drive. The memorial stands on the grounds of Maplewood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 440 Interstate Dr, Saint Elmo IL 62458, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Elmo (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Hogan (approx. half a mile away); American Indians Uses of the Buffalo (approx. half a mile away); Tipi (approx. half a mile away); Freedom is not Free (approx. 5.2 miles away); Brownstown (approx. 5½ miles away); In Memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Elmo.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
2. Dedicated to the Memory of the Veterans of all Wars. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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