Pleasant Hill in Pike County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2026

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served our country in the armed forces of the United States.

Erected by American Legion Post 1048.

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

Location. 39° 27.007′ N, 90° 52.55′ W. Memorial is in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, in Pike County. It is on Crescent Heights Drive north of Harman Street, on the left when traveling north. The memorial stands in Crescent Heights Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pleasant Hill IL 62366, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Pleasant Hill Area Veteran Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Victory Park (approx. 4.6 miles away); The First U.S. Transcontinental Flight (approx. 5.1 miles away); Living with Floods (approx. 5.6 miles away in Missouri); Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters (approx. 5.6 miles away in Missouri); Eagle Days (approx. 5.6 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away in Missouri). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Hill.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2026

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.