Historic Fort D
920 Fort St, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701
Explore a surviving Union Civil War earthwork and learn how Fort D helped defend Cape Girardeau during the Battle of Cape Girardeau in 1863.
Evansville Wartime Museum
7503 Petersburg Rd, Evansville, Indiana 47725
Discover Evansville’s World War II story through military artifacts, local memories, and exhibits on the region’s remarkable wartime manufacturing effort.
Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial
400 East Water Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
The Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial honors local men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. Located near the Ohio River riverfront, it provides a peaceful place to remember the sacrifices and service of veterans from every generation.
Posey County War Memorial Coliseum
232 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon civic landmark built in the mid-1920s to honor military veterans and later used as an emergency shelter during the 1937 flood.
West Frankfort Veterans’ Military Museum
100-198 S Anna St, West Frankfort, IL 62896, West Frankfort, Illinois 62896
A local military-history museum honoring West Frankfort-area men and women who served their country, with a meaningful connection to the depot where many left for war.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
United States Bullion Depository
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
397 Redmar Blvd, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
A highly secured federal facility at Fort Knox that stores part of the United States’ gold reserves and has become an enduring symbol of American financial history.
General George Patton Museum Of Leadership
4554 Fayette Ave, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
Explore General George S. Patton, armored warfare, and military leadership through tanks, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, and historic artifacts.
Mound City National Cemetery
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A quiet Illinois national cemetery established in 1864, with strong Civil War ties and orderly rows of veteran headstones west of Mound City along Illinois Route 37.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Historic Fort D
920 Fort St, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701
Explore a surviving Union Civil War earthwork and learn how Fort D helped defend Cape Girardeau during the Battle of Cape Girardeau in 1863.
Evansville Wartime Museum
7503 Petersburg Rd, Evansville, Indiana 47725
Discover Evansville’s World War II story through military artifacts, local memories, and exhibits on the region’s remarkable wartime manufacturing effort.
Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial
400 East Water Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
The Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial honors local men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. Located near the Ohio River riverfront, it provides a peaceful place to remember the sacrifices and service of veterans from every generation.
Posey County War Memorial Coliseum
232 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon civic landmark built in the mid-1920s to honor military veterans and later used as an emergency shelter during the 1937 flood.
West Frankfort Veterans’ Military Museum
100-198 S Anna St, West Frankfort, IL 62896, West Frankfort, Illinois 62896
A local military-history museum honoring West Frankfort-area men and women who served their country, with a meaningful connection to the depot where many left for war.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
United States Bullion Depository
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
397 Redmar Blvd, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
A highly secured federal facility at Fort Knox that stores part of the United States’ gold reserves and has become an enduring symbol of American financial history.
General George Patton Museum Of Leadership
4554 Fayette Ave, Fort Knox, KY 40121, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121
Explore General George S. Patton, armored warfare, and military leadership through tanks, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, and historic artifacts.
Mound City National Cemetery
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A quiet Illinois national cemetery established in 1864, with strong Civil War ties and orderly rows of veteran headstones west of Mound City along Illinois Route 37.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
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