Hamburg in Calhoun County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2026
1. Veterans Memorial
Erected 1956 by Hamburg Booster Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 13.955′ N, 90° 43.042′ W. Memorial is in Hamburg, Illinois, in Calhoun County. It is on North Water Street 0.1 miles south of Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 390 N Water St, Hamburg IL 62045, 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Mill and Grain Elevator Site (approx. 5.7 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); In Memory of (approx. 7.2 miles away); Kampsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 13.6 miles away in Missouri); Eagle Days (approx. 13.8 miles away in Missouri); Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters (approx. 13.9 miles away in Missouri).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 53 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 13, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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