Savanna in Carroll County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Savanna Community Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Paul Mayer, August 29, 2013
1. Savanna Community Veterans Memorial
Erected 1954 by Savanna Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 42° 4.743′ N, 90° 7.785′ W. Memorial is in Savanna, Illinois, in Carroll County. It can be reached from Viaduct Road (Route 84) south of Skain Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Veteran's Section of the Savanna Township Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Savanna IL 61074, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area Bluff Country, 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 are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plum River Falls (approx. 1½ miles away); Helen Scott Hay (approx. 1.7 miles away); Savanna Public Library (approx. 1.7 miles away); Savanna Community World War II Honor Roll (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gettysburg Address (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pierce Wigwam (approx. 2.1 miles away); Savanna Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lewistown Trail (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savanna.
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Photographed by Paul Mayer, May 31, 2010
2. Savanna Community Veterans Memorial Marker
Every Memorial Day there is a Memorial Service in the Veteran's section of the Cemetery and a wreath is placed in front of the memorial marker as seen in this photo.
Photographed by Courtesy:: V.F.W., May 31, 2010
3. Savanna Community Veterans Memorial Marker
Presentation of Wreath Memorial Day 2010.
Photographed by Paul Mayer, May 31, 2010
4. Savanna Community Veterans Memorial Day Service
The Honor Guard from the VFW and American Legion hold a Memorial Day Service every year.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2013, by Paul Mayer of Savanna, Illinois. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2013, by Paul Mayer of Savanna, Illinois. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2013, by Paul Mayer of Savanna, Illinois. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
