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Shedd Aquarium

Battle of Virden Monument

175 E Jackson, Virden, IL 62690

Public Art

The 1898 Battle of Virden, the tragic result of local coal miners fighting for worker’s rights, is memorialized on the northeast side town square by a large bronze mural created by sculptor David Seagraves of Elizabeth, IL.

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