Paris in Monroe County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Monroe County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 26, 2025

1. Monroe County Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Lest we Forget - Dedicated to all who served honorably in defense of our country in war and peace

Erected 1991.

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

Location. 39° 28.984′ N, 91° 59.997′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Missouri, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Missouri Route 15) and East Marion Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Memorial is in front of Monroe County Circuit Court building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 N Main St, Paris MO 65275, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Missouri and in Mark Twain Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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 3 other markers are

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within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Ezra Fox (a few steps from this marker); Trail of Death (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Trail of Death (approx. 9.8 miles away).

Monroe County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 26, 2025

2. Monroe County Veterans Memorial

Memorial is in front of Monroe County Circuit Court building.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.