Newton in Jasper County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
American Legion Post No. 20 Veterans Memorial Building
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023
1. American Legion Post No. 20 Veterans Memorial Building Marker
veterans of all wars
Erected 1950 by American Legion Post No. 20.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 59.451′ N, 88° 9.617′ W. Memorial is in Newton, Illinois, in Jasper County. It is on East Jourdan Street east of South Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 106 E Jourdan St, Newton IL 62448, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burl Ives Statue / Jasper County Notables (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peoples State Bank Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured
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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023
2. American Legion Post No. 20 Veterans Memorial Building Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
