Elvins in Park Hills in St. Francois County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The "Old Elvins" Veterans Park Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 28, 2025
1. The "Old Elvins" Veterans Park Memorial
Erected 2014 by Drew William Marler, Boy Scout Troupe #423 (Eagle Scout Project).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 50.198′ N, 90° 31.928′ W. Memorial is in Park Hills, Missouri, in St. Francois County. It is in Elvins. It is at the intersection of North Front Street (Local Road 32) and West Elvins Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street. The memorial stands near Nelson Auto Sales. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 108 N Morice St, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); These Gave All (approx. 5.8 miles away); Bonne Terre (approx. 6 miles away); The McCormick House (approx. 7 miles away); The Jailbreak of 1932 (approx. 7.1 miles away); St. Francois County Jail (approx. 7.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 28, 2025
2. The "Old Elvins" Veterans Park Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
