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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Virden, Illinois

 
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 (36) Greene County, IL (4) Jersey County, IL (22) Madison County, IL (217) Montgomery County, IL (26) Morgan County, IL (20) Sangamon County, IL (196)  MacoupinCounty(36) Macoupin County (36)  GreeneCounty(4) Greene County (4)  JerseyCounty(22) Jersey County (22)  MadisonCounty(217) Madison County (217)  MontgomeryCounty(26) Montgomery County (26)  MorganCounty(20) Morgan County (20)  SangamonCounty(196) Sangamon County (196)
Carlinville is the county seat for Macoupin County
Virden is in Macoupin County
      Macoupin County (36)  
ADJACENT TO MACOUPIN COUNTY
      Greene County (4)  
      Jersey County (22)  
      Madison County (217)  
      Montgomery County (26)  
      Morgan County (20)  
      Sangamon County (196)  
 
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1 Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Battle of Virden Monument
On North Dye Street at East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south on North Dye Street.
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
On North Masterson Street west of North Dye Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of the fallen, by family, friends and community.Map (db m195362) WM
3 Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Route 66 Coal TownsThe Battle of Virden
On East Jackson Street at North Springfield Street (Illinois Route 4), on the right when traveling east on East Jackson Street.
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
On North Dye Street at East Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dye Street.
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 War1917 - 1919
On North Springfield Street (Illinois Route 4) north of East Dean Street (County Road 37), on the right when traveling north.
Soldiers and SailorsMap (db m195357) WM
6 Illinois, Macoupin County, Virden — Zeffiro Galli
On South Dye Street at East Green Street, on the left when traveling south on South Dye Street.
Mounted in memory of Zeffiro Galli, Pvt. FA Cen. Off Tng Sch. World War IMap (db m195353) WM
 
 
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May. 29, 2024