Lewistown in Fulton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World Wars Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

1. World Wars Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of our honored dead

World War I

Ray M. Bishop • Jesse F. Butler • Paul C. Burgett • Albert B. Main • Ralph B. Morgan • Samuel L. Oren • Walter E. Randall • Carl M. Sheets • Charles L. Slater • John L. Stockham • Arthur W. Sullivan • Clarence S. Thomas World War II

Paul O. Basol • Harvey J. Boyd • Anthony J. Butkovich • (unreadable) Cordell • Victor C. Dickerson • Howard D. Duvall • Lawrence F. Ford • Marvin T. Fraukes • William F. Glass • Robert M. Lakin • John R. Lidwell • Ira C. McCracken • Kermit E. Porter • Robert L. Watson • Joe D. Weber • Cletus V. Williams

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 23.819′ N, 90° 9.326′ W. Memorial is in Lewistown, Illinois, in Fulton County. It is on North Main Street (Illinois Route 97) south of Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in front of Fulton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 N Main St, Lewistown IL 61542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is 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: Abraham Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); Fulton County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Lewistown Trail (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Narrow Gauge Depot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eveland: An Early Mississippian Ceremonial Center (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewistown.

World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

2. World Wars Memorial

Memorial is in front of Fulton County Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.