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Near Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. These flags dedicated to all our veterans and heroes past and present from
 
Erected 2002 by Ladies Auxiliary Post 5741; donated by Horton Wampler Funeral Home & Wampler Monuments.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 37° 49.799′ N, 90° 28.516′ W. Memorial is near Farmington, Missouri, in St. Francois County. It is on East Woodlawn Drive 0.1 miles east of Forest Park Road, on the right when traveling east. The memorial stands on the grounds of VFW Post 5741. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 E Woodlawn Dr, Park Hills MO 63601, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The "Old Elvins" Veterans Park Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); The McCormick House (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Jailbreak of 1932 (approx. 4.4 miles away); St. Francois County Jail (approx. 4.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); St. Francois County Courthouse (approx. 4½ miles away); In Memory of Reginald David Cleve (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.
 
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Veterans Memorial Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 16, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial Display
VFW Post Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 16, 2025
3. VFW Post Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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