Lawrence County Memorial ~ Lawrenceville, IL
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YoSam.
N 38° 43.758 W 087° 40.968
16S E 440650 N 4286958
Built on the courthouse lawn in Lawrenceville.
Waymark Code: WM5GWR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2009
Views: 8
County of Memorial: Lawrence County.
Location of Memorial: 12th St. & State St., courthouse lawn, Lawrenceville.
Plaque Text:
IN MEMORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY
VETERANS WHO GAVE THEIR ALL
FOR DEMOCRACY.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Thos From Lawrence County who gave all.
Marker Text:
see above.
Who Put it Here?: AMBRAW Post 2244, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Lawrenceville, Illinois
Description of Memorial:
A relatively simple marble stone rising in front of a lone flag pole. A bronze plaque carries the only text. No names, listed, and no sentiment.
In front of the memorial was constructed a huge wall memorial to World War II. And to the east is a Desert Storm Memorial placed in front of a bench and smoking area. The location view photo in the gallery you can see the top of this monument peeking over the top of the much larger WWII Memorial.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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