Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mound City, Illinois
Mound City is the county seat for Pulaski County
Mound City is in Pulaski County
Pulaski County(13) ► ADJACENT TO PULASKI COUNTY Alexander County(34) ► Johnson County(7) ► Massac County(25) ► Union County(19) ► Ballard County, Kentucky(14) ► McCracken County, Kentucky(149) ►
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On Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m161407) HM
Near Walnut Street at Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
This tree dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to America's Medal of Honor recipients who helped make this bicentennial observance possible "by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty" — — Map (db m161414) WM
Near Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the Confederate Soldiers
who are buried at Mound City National Cemetery
May they never be forgotten
Erected by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Seven Confederate Knights
Chapter 2625
Illinois Division,
Sons of . . . — — Map (db m161413) HM
Near Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) near Old U.S. 51.
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m207783) HM
Near Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
Civil War Mound City
Mound City's location at a river crossroads was strategic to the Union war effort. It was near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and the confluence of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers.
The . . . — — Map (db m161409) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (Illinois Route 37) at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ohio River Scenic Byway.
Memorial
to our 468 men enlisted for
World War 1917-1918
and with
reverent memory
to those
Killed in Action
Frank Cannon • Barney Crouch • Elijah Duckworth • Orin Koonce • Boyd Metcalf • Louis Phares • John . . . — — Map (db m194734) WM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (Illinois Route 37) at Pearl Street on Ohio River Scenic Byway.
Erected in honor of the sons of Mound City in the service
of their country World War II, 1941 to 1946
Anderson, Loren • Ashworth, Mark • Britt, Charles E. • Britt, Jake • Britt, Arthur • Boren, Ralph W. • Boren, Leon • Boren, Ivan • Boren, . . . — — Map (db m194735) WM
Near Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at Old U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once, the impossible takes a bit longer.
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight
— — Map (db m161404) WM
On Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Street.
During the Civil War the naval depot of the western river fleet was located at Mound City. Here the keels of three of the famous Eads ironclad gunboats were laid, and a large force of workmen were employed to keep the fleet in fighting trim. The . . . — — Map (db m144869) HM
On Walnut Street (Illinois Route 37) at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Walnut Street.
This pedestal commemorates the Mound City Centennial celebration of 1954. Sealed inside are historical documents and a story of the bell that rests upon it. The bell, a war trophy, was used as lead-off bell for the Mississippi Squadron stationed . . . — — Map (db m144876) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 37) at Hudsonville Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The southern portion of the brick building at the Ohio levee, 150 yards east of here, was part of a large warehouse which was converted into a Military Hospital in 1861 and staffed during the Civil War by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Following the . . . — — Map (db m144868) HM