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"Macoupin County, Illinois Monuments & Memorials"© 1997, 1998
Photographs by : Wayne & Marie Hinton unless otherwise noted
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BEAVER DAM STATE PARK
BENLD
BRIGHTON
BUNKER HILL
HISTORIC ROUTE 66
This highway was used as an alternate route
while U S Route 66 was being constructed.
It meanders north and south through the central
corridor of Macoupin County, Illinois similar to
today's Illinois Route 4.
The main U S Route 66 traversed the southeast
portion of Macoupin County.
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BEAVER DAM STATE PARK
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750 Acres of :
Camping
Fishing
Hiking
Picnicing
Wildlife |
BENLD
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The Final Resting Place of Ben L. Dorsey -
The gentleman whence the name Benld was derived.
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BENLD- "Out of the Past"
The former buildings occupied by
Bertetti Electric and Corkin
Jewelry, located at the corner of
Main Street and Central Avenue.
They were razed in August 1993, to make
room for new construction.
This photograph taken in August of 1993
and is used by permission of the
photographer : Georgia Ferry.
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The former C N & W Railroad Depot.
The location was on the north side of Central Avenue
to the west side of the railroad tracks.
This is the present location of the park
where the Military Tank is situated.
This photograph taken in March of 1989
and is used by permission of the
photographer : Georgia Ferry.
BRIGHTON
Armed Forces Memorial
Sponsored By Brighton American Legion Post 476 - 1991
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In Honor Of The Men And Women
Of The Soutwestern Area
Who Served In The Armed Forces
And Sacrificied Unselfishly For
The Freedom Of The United States
Of America
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Civil War Memorial
By Lovejoy Circle 99 - Ladies Of The G A R - 1941
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Dedicated
To The Memory Of
Union Veterans
Of The Civil War
1861 - 1865 |
BUNKER HILL
Front - as viewed from the south
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Abraham Lincoln |
Back - as viewed from the north
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L I N C O L N
1 8 0 9 - 1 8 6 5
with malice toward none |
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1904
IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF
THE CONFLICT BY WHICH THE UNION
WAS PRESERVED AND IN WHICH THEY
TOOK PART THIS STATUE
WAS PRESENTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF BUNKER HILL
BY THE SOLDIERS OF COMPANY B
OF THE FIRST MISSOURI CAVALRY
CHAS. CLINTON CAPTAIN
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Civil War Memorial
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To The Memory Of
The Brave Men
Who Died In The Service Of
Their Country During The
War For The Suppression
Of The Slave Holders
Rebellion of 1861
This Monument Is Erected By
Their Fellow Citizens
"Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori"
1866 |
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Daniel Francis & Co.
St. Louis, Mo. |
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Armed Forces Memorial
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In Memory
Of
Those Who
Served Our
Country
Erected 1955
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Korea Veterans Memorial
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IN MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO SERVED
KOREA
1950 - 1953
THE FORGOTTEN WAR
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