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Ridge Farm in Vermilion County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Dedicated to All Veterans

 
 
Dedicated to All Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, August 24, 2008
1. Dedicated to All Veterans Marker
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Inscription.

Dedicated to all Veterans
by Ridge Farm Masonic Lodge
1998

( Masonic Emblem )

W. M. Dennis Gardner
S. W. Mark Blakeney • S. S. Bob Corwin
J. W. Jerry Colwell • J. S. Steve Blakeney
Tres. Don Pearson • Marsh. John Kinney
S. D. Jimmy Henderson • Chap. Jim Monroe
J. D. Kenneth Nichols • Tyler Lewis Fletcher
Secy. Stanley Richardson, D. D. G. M.

 
Erected 1998 by Ridge Farm Masonic Lodge.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
 
Location. 39° 53.616′ N, 87° 38.934′ W. Marker is in Ridge Farm, Illinois, in Vermilion County. It is at the intersection of East Ridge Street and South First Street, on the left when traveling east on East Ridge Street. Located at the Ridge Farm "Park" entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridge Farm IL 61870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Treaty Between Harrison and the Indians (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pontiac Peace Treaty (approx. 3.7 miles away); Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 5.4 miles
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away); Georgetown Parade of Patriots Monument (approx. 5.7 miles away); Georgetown Area Honor Roll (approx. 5.7 miles away); 73rd and 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry (approx. 5.9 miles away); Thy Wonderous Story, Illinois (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridge Farm.
 
Long View - - Dedicated to All Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, August 24, 2008
2. Long View - - Dedicated to All Veterans Marker
Marker is at the base of the flag pole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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