New Lenox in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of those who served our country with honor

Erected 1978 by Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545 Ladies Auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 30.767′ N, 87° 58.238′ W. Memorial is in New Lenox, Illinois, in Will County. It can be reached from West Haven Avenue near Oak Drive. The marker is near the center of Maplewood Cemetery, next to the flagpole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 331 West Haven Avenue, New Lenox IL 60451, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Village of New Lenox

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Ronald "Papa" Schaper (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Original Lincoln Highway Marker (approx. 2.1 miles away); American Patriotism on the Highway (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Village of New Lenox (approx. 2.1 miles away); Advertising Across America's Roadways (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Lincoln Highway (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Lenox.

Also see . . .
1. Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545 official site. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Maplewood Cemetery (Find a Grave). (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Maplewood Cemetery entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

3. Maplewood Cemetery entrance

According to the New Lenox Historical Society, the cemetery was originally called New Lenox Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.