Kane County Soldier & Sailor Monument
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BruceS
N 41° 53.186 W 088° 18.507
16T E 391443 N 4637994
This monument located in front of the old Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, IL.
Waymark Code: WMB50
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2006
Views: 122
This monument is dedicated to Kane County residents who
participated in all wars. The original monument was for the Civil War
participants. The World War I parts of the monument are two WWI naval guns
mounted on each side of the monument. The guns are 4.7 inch naval guns one from
the U.S.S. New Orleans and the other from the U.S.S. Albany. The WWI portion of
the monument was dedicated April 1, 1925.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/01/1925
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Kane County and Grand Army of Republic
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
100 S. 3rd St.
Geneva, Illinois
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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