Hinckley in DeKalb County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the American Servicemen and Women who gave their lives for our country, and the Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America who honorably served their country, and those who currently serve to defend the freedoms we hold dear.

Erected 2012 by American Legion Wade Post 598; American Legion Auxiliary, Hinckley, Illinois.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 46.166′ N, 88° 38.359′ W. Memorial is in Hinckley, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It is on Maple Street north of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north. The memorial is in front of the Hinckley Community Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 120 Maple Street, Hinckley IL 60520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William H. Rissman (here, next to this marker); Lester Howard Wade (here, next to this marker); Irving Wade (here, next to this marker); The Golden Age of Bands (a few steps from this marker); Site of the First Permanent Settlement in DeKalb County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Hinckley

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Bicentennial Grove (approx. 6.6 miles away); Stone Mill Museum (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinckley.

More about this memorial. Three older plaques, dedicated to area individuals who died in World War I, are embedded into the wall behind this memorial.

Also see . . . American Legion Post 598 (Facebook). (Submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Veterans Memorial at the Hinckley Community Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial at the Hinckley Community Building

Hinckley Community Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025

3. Hinckley Community Building

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.