Wyanet in Bureau County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wyanet Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 6, 2026
1. Wyanet Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected in honor of the men & women from this community who served their country - and in sacred memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice
Erected 1954 by Wyanet Memorial Building Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 21.794′ N, 89° 34.793′ W. Memorial is in Wyanet, Illinois, in Bureau County. It is at the intersection of South Walnut Street and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south on South Walnut Street. This memorial stands at the northwest corner of the Wyanet Memorial Park. It sits on top of a small dirt mound next to a flagpole. The marker faces northwest. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 S Walnut Street, Wyanet IL 61379, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois and specifically in the Illinois River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wyanet Soldier's Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wyanet Methodist Church Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Hennepin Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Henry Thomas Family (approx. 3.9 miles away); 518 S. Main St. (approx. 6 miles away); Flags of Freedom (approx. 6 miles away); 609 S. Main St. (approx. 6 miles away); Richard L. “Dick” Nelson (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyanet.
Another marker is no longer nearby. In Memory of Henry Thomas (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Additional keywords. Veterans
Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 6, 2026
2. Wyanet Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 6, 2026
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. This page has been viewed 22 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
