Women’s War Memorial Park

Women’s War Memorial Park is a park in Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois. Women’s War Memorial Park is situated nearby to Danville War Museum, as well as near Danville Public Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danville Public Library and Fischer Theatre.

Danville Public Library

Library

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Danville Public Library is a library in Danville, Illinois, formed in 1883 by consolidating several existing collections. Originally it existed in rented space in buildings in downtown Danville.

Fischer Theatre

Theater building

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The Fischer Theatre was built in 1884 in Danville, Illinois, then known as the Grand Opera House. The grand opening was held on November 5, 1884. The lot on which it was built cost $6,000, and the building itself cost $28,000 including furnishings. Fischer Theatre is situated 600 feet southwest of Women’s War Memorial Park.

Danville High School

School

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Danville High School is a public high school located in Danville, Illinois, United States. It is part of Danville District 118, which also includes two middle schools and eight elementary schools. Danville High School is situated 3,200 feet north of Women’s War Memorial Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Danville and Hillery.

Danville

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Danville is a small city of about 34,000 in Central Illinois about 5 miles west of the Illinois-Indiana border and about 140 miles south of Chicago. Danville is nestled in the heart of Vermilion River country, home to high quality museums, shops full of rare and unique finds, a unique history including several Abraham Lincoln historic sites, and an abundance of parks and wildlife.

Hillery

Hamlet

Hillery is an unincorporated community in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. Hillery is situated 3½ miles west of Women’s War Memorial Park.

Batestown

Hamlet

Batestown is an unincorporated community in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. It is west of Danville, Illinois. Batestown is situated 3½ miles west of Women’s War Memorial Park.

Women’s War Memorial Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.12916° or 40° 7′ 45″ north

Longitude

-87.62883° or 87° 37′ 44″ west

Open location code

86GJ49HC+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 548977982

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Danville War Museum and Joseph G. Cannon Building.

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