Alton in Oregon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Oregon County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Edward Troxel, May 29, 2025
1. Oregon County Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to all Oregon County Veterans
In honor and memory of our men and women in our Armed Forces who rendered service to our country during wartime, peacetime, at home, and overseas we must never forget those who gave their lives for this nation under God.
November 11, 1997
Oregon County Memorial VFW Post 1014 and Ladies Auxiliary
Honor the dead by serving the living.
Erected 1997 by Oregon County Memorial VFW Post 1014 and Ladies Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 41.664′ N, 91° 23.901′ W. Memorial is in Alton, Missouri, in Oregon County. It is on Court Square, on the left when traveling south. This marker is located on the courthouse square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Alton MO 65606, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mills of Oregon County (within shouting distance of this marker); Oregon County (within shouting distance of this marker); Frisco Caboose 1176 (approx. 15.6 miles away in Arkansas); Mammoth Spring Depot (approx. 15.6 miles away in Arkansas); a different marker also
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Photographed by Edward Troxel, May 29, 2025
2. Oregon County Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
