Grand Army of the Republic Veterans' Monument
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timcoplin
N 41° 07.422 W 088° 51.077
16T E 344592 N 4554140
A large burial plot was provided by the Grand Army of the Republic for burial of veterans of previous wars who had no private burial lots.
Waymark Code: WMQ5N
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2006
Views: 22
A large burial plot was provided by the Grand Army of the Republic for burial of veterans of previous wars who had no private burial lots. There are 30 veterans' markers, none of which contains dates of birth or death. The monument has a statue of a soldier that is in all probability wearing a Spanish-American War uniform. Memorial Day services were held at this memorial until the 1960's. In the early 1940's, an area across the road, southeast from the G.A.R. plot, was set aside for burial of service people. These stones are at ground level. This area is now filled.
-Riverview Cemetery: A self guided tour of grave sites of some of Streator's former leaders.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: To Our Country's Heroes
Date of dedication: 30 May 1944
Who Put it Here?: Memorial Association of Streator, Illinois
Description of Memorial:
See 'long description'.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Marker Text: Not listed
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