Edwards County Memorial Arch - Albion, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 22.635 W 088° 03.466
16S E 407607 N 4248202
This veterans memorial occupies the entire SW corner of the courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WMKHC8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2014
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County of arch: Edwards County
Location of arch: 5th St. & Main St., courthouse lawn, Albion
Arch erectd by: The Citizens of Edwards County
When I travel across other states and search for markers (I am a history buff, not a geocacher), I make notes about my finds. This is from my notes:
"Two columns with a bias-bevel metal roof. Each column contains plaques which carry the names of heroes for specific named wars.
This monument is set proper in a garden setting with curved walk ways and groomed hedges. A single flag pole is set off to the left in a missing man position.
Early in my collection of Veterans Memorials. I was returning from a Historic Marker hunt in several counties in Illinois when I stopped in Albion for a Lincoln marker and saw this magnificent arch."
~ YOSam. Field Notes