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 Marker
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. Marker is in Savanna, Illinois, in Carroll County. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: Savanna IL 61074, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Plum River Falls (approx. 1˝ 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); Lewistown Trail (approx. 4˝ miles away); Shimer College (approx. 7.9 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 January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2013, by Paul Mayer of Savanna, Illinois. This page has been viewed 577 times since then and 11 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.
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