Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery
Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois. Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery is situated nearby to the town Pekin, as well as near the village Marquette Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pekin station and John T. McNaughton Bridge.
Pekin station
Railway station
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The St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot, previously known as the Pekin Depot or Chicago and Alton Depot, is a historic railroad station in Pekin, Illinois. The station is one of the only historic rail-related buildings remaining in Pekin. Pekin station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
John T. McNaughton Bridge
Bridge
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The John T. McNaughton Bridge, also known as the Pekin Bridge, is a steel girder bridge that carries Illinois Route 9 over the Illinois River from downtown Pekin to Peoria County in central Illinois. John T. McNaughton Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
E.D. Edwards Power Plant
Power station
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The E.D. Edwards Power Plant is an inoperative coal-fired generating plant owned by Vistra Energy. The plant, with a nameplate capacity of 780 megawatts, was connected with the high-tension power supply lines of Central Illinois. E.D. Edwards Power Plant is situated 1¼ miles west of Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pekin and North Pekin.
Pekin
Town
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Pekin is a suburb of Peoria in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census.
North Pekin
Village
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North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census. North Pekin is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. North Pekin is situated 2 miles northeast of Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
Marquette Heights
Village
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Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,824 at the 2010 census. Marquette Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marquette Heights is situated 3 miles northeast of Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Veterans Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.58771° or 40° 35′ 16″ northLongitude
-89.64046° or 89° 38′ 26″ westElevation
463 feet (141 metres)Open location code
86GGH9Q5+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 550191758OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4914748
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