Near Ramsey in Fayette County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 30, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Erected in honor of those who served their country to preserve our freedoms

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 7.818′ N, 88° 58.461′ W. Memorial is near Ramsey, Illinois, in Fayette County. It is on County Road 1490 East south of 2725 County Road, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is at the Wren Bridge site. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2721 County Rd 1490 E, Ramsey IL 62080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Site of Wren Bridge (a few steps from this marker); McClanahan Bridge Plaque (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Freedom is not Free (approx. 9.4 miles away); In Memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter (approx. 9½ miles away); Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 9½ miles away); Brownstown (approx. 9.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); St. Elmo (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ramsey.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 30, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Near the Wren Bridge monument

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.