Athens in Menard County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
To our men and women in uniform
Past, present and future
God bless you and thank you

Erected 2004.

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

Location. 39° 57.891′ N, 89° 43.593′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Illinois, in Menard County. It is on Dottie Bednarko Drive, in the median. Memorial is located at Athens Community Park, near the entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 210 Dottie Bednarko Dr, Athens IL 62613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois,

specifically in the Illinois River Valley,

and in Greater Springfield.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mott & Henning Funeral Home (approx. ¼

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mile away); Lincoln and the City of Athens (approx. 0.3 miles away); Long Nine Banquet Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Abraham Lincoln, Deputy Surveyor, Sangamon County, Illinois (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); V.F.W. Post 5302 Memorial (approx. one mile away); In Memory Of All Veterans (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Cantrall Christian Church (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Located at Athens Community Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.