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Veterans Monument

115 Macoupin, Gillespie, IL
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The base of 1919 Doughboy Monument that was originally located by the Dippold Drug Store is now located next to the Fire Department and Civic Center and serves as a monument to Vetersns lost in multiple wars. The Doughboy is gone and has been replaced by an Eagle. Just below the Eagle the stone is engraved to read:

"Dedicated to the
Soldiers and Sailors
of Gillespie
who gave their lives
for democracy."

The Doughboy may be gone, but the Eagle is proudly standing guard!

The additional slanted marker at the base of the monument lists the names of local Veterans who perished in World war I, World War II and Vietnam.

Photo(s): 2017