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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Virden

 
Clickable Map of Macoupin County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Macoupin County, IL (43) Greene County, IL (7) Jersey County, IL (33) Madison County, IL (254) Montgomery County, IL (31) Morgan County, IL (67) Sangamon County, IL (244)  MacoupinCounty(43) Macoupin County (43)  GreeneCounty(7) Greene County (7)  JerseyCounty(33) Jersey County (33)  MadisonCounty(254) Madison County (254)  MontgomeryCounty(31) Montgomery County (31)  MorganCounty(67) Morgan County (67)  SangamonCounty(244) Sangamon County (244)
Carlinville is the county seat for Macoupin County
Virden is in Macoupin County
Macoupin County (43)  ►
ADJACENT TO MACOUPIN COUNTY
Greene County (7)  ►
Jersey County (33)  ►
Madison County (254)  ►
Montgomery County (31)  ►
Morgan County (67)  ►
Sangamon County (244)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Battle of Virden Monument —
Battle of Virden Monument State of Illinois Coal Office UMWA District 12 Illinois AFL-CIO City of Virden • John E Hein • John & Sondra Narmont • Wayne & Liz Joplin • John & Jeannie Alexander In memory of Stephen & Luriel Narmont by . . . — — Map (db m195832) HM
2 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Operation Iraqi Freedom —
In memory of the fallen, by family, friends and community. — — Map (db m195362) WM
3 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Route 66 Coal Towns — The Battle of Virden —
Miserable wages and working conditions in coal mines made conflict between miners and coal companies inevitable in the 1890s. The battle that erupted here immortalized Virden in the history of labor rights. On October 12, 1898, eight miners, four . . . — — Map (db m149885) HM
4 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Veterans Memorial —
We proudly pay tribute to those who gave their lives or their services for the protection and preservation of our Country since the beginning of World war II. — — Map (db m195430) WM
5 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — World War — 1917 - 1919 —
Soldiers and Sailors — — Map (db m195357) WM
6 ► Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Zeffiro Galli —
Mounted in memory of Zeffiro Galli, Pvt. FA Cen. Off Tng Sch. World War I — — Map (db m195353) WM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026