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

Veterans Memorial

Lest We Forget

— In God We Trust —

Veterans Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial Dedication

Inscription.

Dedicated to all veterans of
Effingham County who served
in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America
Dedicated Nov. 11. 1991

Erected 1991.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 39° 7.296′ N, 88° 32.509′ W. Memorial is in Effingham, Illinois, in Effingham County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jefferson Avenue. Memorial is on the southwest grounds of the former county courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Effingham IL 62401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Effingham County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Yates Post No. 88 W.R.C. (within shouting distance of this marker); Effingham (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Theodore J. Hoffman (approx. 1½ miles away); Welcome to the Cross at the Crossroads! (approx. 1.9 miles away); Teutopolis (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Effingham.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

3. Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

4. Veterans Memorial Cannon

Veterans Memorial Cannon Rededication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

5. Veterans Memorial Cannon Rededication

Veterans Memorial Cannon Maker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

6. Veterans Memorial Cannon Maker

Veterans Memorial Cannon Shot Weight image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

7. Veterans Memorial Cannon Shot Weight

Veterans Memorial Cannon Muzzle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

8. Veterans Memorial Cannon Muzzle

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.