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

Markham Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

1. Markham Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to all who have served and protected this great nation

Erected 2019 by Markham Park District.

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

Location. 41° 36.278′ N, 87° 41.702′ W. Memorial is in Markham, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of Kedzie Avenue and 157th Street, on the right when traveling south on Kedzie Avenue. The memorial is in Peterzak Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Markham IL 60428, 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: Markham Prairie (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Village of Posen Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 1.6 miles away); Century Time Capsule (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Original Village of Lighted Flags (approx. 1.7 miles away); Can We Wave the Flag Too Much? (approx. 1.7 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Midlothian Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away).

More about this memorial. The base of the monument includes the seals of the five branches of the military.

Markham Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

2. Markham Veterans Memorial

Markham Veterans Memorial in Peterzak Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

3. Markham Veterans Memorial in Peterzak Memorial Park

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 102 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.