Posen in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial Flag Pole

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Flag Pole Marker

Inscription. This flag pole stands in memory of all who served our country and especially those who gave their lives so that all Americans can remain free

Erected 2017 by Posen American Legion Post 990.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.

Location. 41° 37.583′ N, 87° 41.01′ W. Memorial is in Posen, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Walter Zimny Drive 0.1 miles east of Blaine Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2590 Walter Zimny Drive, Posen IL 60469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Village of Posen Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Midlothian Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Markham Prairie (approx. 1.6 miles away); Blue Island's Sister Cities (approx. 1.6 miles away); Henry & Catherine Doehler House (approx. 1.6 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fiedler-Mohr Motors (approx. 1.6 miles away); Herman & Sophia Heimbach House (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Posen Post #990 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

2. Posen Post #990

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.