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

Veterans Victory Park

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2026

1. Veterans Victory Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to all veterans
Aug. 20, 1988

Presented in 1946 to the Village of Nebo by Nebo Victory Club

Erected 1988 by The Village of Nebo by Nebo Victory Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1988.

Location. 39° 26.488′ N, 90° 47.426′ W. Memorial is in Nebo, Illinois, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of Union Street and East Middle Street, on the left when traveling north on Union Street. The memorial lies on the grounds of Nebo Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Union St, Nebo IL 62355, 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

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are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First U.S. Transcontinental Flight (approx. half a mile away); Pleasant Hill Area Veteran Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill (approx. 4.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters (approx. 7.8 miles away in Missouri); Living with Floods (approx. 7.8 miles away in Missouri); Eagle Days (approx. 7.8 miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away in Missouri).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2026

2. Veterans Victory Park Marker

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 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.