BIRTHPLACE OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MEMORIAL PLAQUE

IN A SECOND FLOOR ROOM ON THIS SPOT THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC WAS ORGANIZED APRIL 6, 1866, BY DR. BENJAMIN E. STEPHENSON.

Address: SOUTH PARK STREET

City: DECATUR

State: Illinois

Zip Code: 62523

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Year Dedicated: 1915

Photograph By: BILL PFINGSTEN

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