Veterans Memorial ~ Bluffs, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 45.030 W 090° 32.106
15S E 711178 N 4402971
A small community just east of the Mississippi River
Waymark Code: WM78F7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2009
Views: 5
County of Memorial: Scott County.
Location of Memorial: E. Oak St. & W. Bluff St., Bluffs.
Monument Plaque Text:
FREEDOM ~~**~~VICTORY
MEMORIAL
To Honor Those Valiant
Men and Women
Who Gave Themselves
In Service and Sacrifice
For God and Country.
ELVIN BAIRD
BERT LAWSON
MAYNARD ANSON
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Those Valiant Men and Women who gave Themselves
Marker Text:
see above
Date of dedication: Unknown
Who Put it Here?: A Grateful Community
Description of Memorial:
Proudly standing along side the main street and the village park, connected to the world with a small strip of concrete between itself and the sidewalk. Central is the flag pole baring the US Flag, with two concrete monuments baring the bronze plaques of those who served, and guarded by two sentential evergreen hedges standing tall and alert.
On the front of the northern most stand is another bronze plaque with later additional of those who served. On the south end of the southern stand is another addition plaque and the dedication plaque to the memorial.
This plaque is topped with a proper eagle with out-stretched wings looking to his proper right. He is standing upon the world which is back-dropped with a banner which reads "Freedom" and "Victory".
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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