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PEORIA, Ill. A third statue to commemorate Peoria-area veterans is scheduled to be erected.
Peoria County Veteran’s Memorial Committee has invited the public Jul. 3 to the county courthouse for what is being touted as the final installment for the war memorial, titled “A Final Salute.”
“This really started in 1999, with the first War Memorial Committee,” said County Director of Strategic Communications, Gretchen Pearsall.
“They really actively worked to bring the World War I and World War II memorial to fruition in 2007. Not long after that, those committee members really had the mission of wanting to honor all Peoria County veterans, and so they worked with Peoria County Board and fundraised and really actively pursued our most recent memorial, which is called “A Final Salute,” which we actually dedicated in 2018.
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Jackson County Commissioners voted last night to move forward with plans to update the Confederate monument, known as Sylva Sam , who sits below the Jackson County Public Library Complex.
County Manager Don Adams shared that the plaque to cover the current Confederate flag on the monument will cost about $14,000 including installation. AOA signs in Yadkinville provided the estimate.
The plaque also will cover language honoring the Confederate side of the Civil War with a new inscription highlighting the monument’s rededication. The monument was “rededicated” in 1996 to “Jackson County Veterans of all wars.”
Jackson County Commissioners shared an updated mock up of the statue at the May 18th meeting.