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 Veterans Memorial - Elizabethtown, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 37° 26.823 W 088° 18.291
16S E 384580 N 4145266
Small river town, the Rose Hotel, and the Anna Bixby Trail.
Waymark Code: WM5262
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2008
Views: 10
County of Memorial: Hardin County.
Location of Memorial: Main St., courthouse lawn, Elizabethtown.
MOnument Text: Erected by the......
Citizens of Hardin
County in memory of
our heros who gave
their lives for the
...freedom of our
Country, on land, on
sea and in the air.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Our Heroes Who Gave Their Lives
Marker Text:
see above
Who Put it Here?: The Citizens of Hardin County
Description of Memorial:
Single marble obelisk rising from a rough cut marble slab, resting upon a concrete base.
Erected next to the stairs that take you to the small county court house.
I was traveling the river roads in this area, down from Saline County, trying to find Lewis & Clark markers. I actually found a few, but found many more chips of history, much more intriguing. As an example, I found a very small stone in a small, almost deserted cemetery, that explained the Cherokee Rose. The white wild rose. It seems to grow only on the old Trail of Tears, and Cherokee legend states that one rose grows for each tear that hit the ground.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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