Shabbona in DeKalb County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Shabbona Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 26, 2026

1. Shabbona Veterans Memorial Plaque

Inscription.
In honor of those who fought in all wars of their nation, and in memory of those who gave their lives. Their sacrifices have preserved our freedom

Shabbona Community

Erected by the Shabbona Community.

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

Location. 41° 46.122′ N, 88° 52.325′ W. Memorial is in Shabbona, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It is on North Illini Street south of East Navaho Avenue, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the Joe Perkins Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 103 E Navaho Ave, Shabbona IL 60550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois.

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 was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Chief Shabbona Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shabbona (approx. half a mile away); Chief Shabbona (approx. 1.3 miles away); Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee (approx. 8 miles away); Old Chicago Trail (approx. 8.1 miles away); Bicentennial Grove (approx. 8.4 miles away); Yield Monitor (approx. 10.1 miles away); Malta (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shabbona.

Shabbona Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 26, 2026

2. Shabbona Veterans Memorial

Shabbona Veterans Memorial Backside & Lions Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 26, 2026

3. Shabbona Veterans Memorial Backside & Lions Park

Shabbona Veterans Memorial & BNSF Railway Crossing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 26, 2026

4. Shabbona Veterans Memorial & BNSF Railway Crossing

Joe Perkins Memorial Park Sign & Shabbona Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 26, 2026

5. Joe Perkins Memorial Park Sign & Shabbona Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.