Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
1. Dedicated to Korean War Veterans Marker
Korean War Veterans
1950 -- 1953
50th anniversary 2000 - 2003
Erected by Pyramid Marble & Granite.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 39° 6.07′ N, 88° 32.378′ W. Memorial is in Effingham, Illinois, in Effingham County. It is on South Veterans Drive just south of East Blohm Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2304 S Veterans Dr, Effingham IL 62401, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Theodore J. Hoffman (within shouting distance of this marker); Effingham (approx. 1.4 miles away); Yates Post No. 88 W.R.C.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025
2. Dedicated to Korean War Veterans Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
