Macoupin County, Illinois Monuments & Memorials

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On this page HISTORIC ROUTE 66 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.

BEAVER DAM STATE PARK

		750 Acres of : Camping Fishing Hiking Picnicing Wildlife

BENLD

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Located at :
Benld Fire Department
West Central Avenue
Benld, Illinois 62009

Dedicated To All
Veterans Through
Peace Or War
Their Memories
Will Never Die

John Betsa
Mike Betsa
Charles Blythe
Joe Dominetto
Robert Purdy
Robert Carter
Andrew J. Dudas

Tom Rolando
Stephen Sartoris
John Spudich
Frank Wargo
Vincent Waltis
Louis Slota
Eugene G. Molinar

Temo T. Baffione
John P. Ando
Steve Lukachik
Steve J. Spudich
James Flynn
William Alpi

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Located at :
Benld Elementary Public School
Below Flagpole, west of Bell
100 East Dorsey Street
Benld, Illinois 62009

In Rememberence Of
The Boys
Of This Community
Who Gave Their Lives
For Their
Patriotic Service
In World War II

John Betsa
Mike Betsa
Charles Blythe
Joseph Dominetto
Robert Purdy
Robert Carter
Thomas Rolando
Stephen Sartoris
John Spudich
Frank Wargo
Vincent Waltis
Louis Slota
Eugene G. Molinar
Temo T. Baffione
John Phillip Ando
Joseph Duda
Steve Lukachik
Steve J. Spudich
James Flynn

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		The Final Resting Place of Ben L. Dorsey The gentleman whence the name Benld was derived.

BENLD- "Out of the Past"

This photograph taken in August of 1993 and is used by permission of the photographer : Georgia Ferry.
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.

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This photograph taken in March of 1989 and is used by permission of the photographer : Georgia Ferry.
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.

BRIGHTON

Armed Forces Memorial
Sponsored By Brighton American Legion Post 476 - 1991

			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

		Dedicated To The Memory Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War 1861 - 1865

BUNKER HILL

Front - as viewed from the south	Abraham Lincoln	Back - as viewed from the north

L I N C O L N 1 8 0 9 - 1 8 6 5 *with malice toward none*		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

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

Daniel Francis & Co.
St. Louis, Mo.

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Armed Forces Memorial

		In Memory Of Those Who Served Our Country Erected 1955

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Korea Veterans Memorial
		IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED KOREA 1950 - 1953 THE FORGOTTEN WAR

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