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Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville

Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville: Governor Edward Coles
Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville: Governor Edward Coles
Edward Coles
2nd GOVERNOR of Illinois
Democratic-Republican

Edward Coles, second Governor of Illinois, donated his body to medical science. This monument is a cenotaph, or "empty tomb". It stands in a corner of the cemetery, facing outward, and is illuminated by floodlights so that it may be seen from the highway at night.

Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville: Governor Edward Coles

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