Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Compassion

Sculptor, Bill Snow

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

1. Compassion Marker

Inscription. Given in commemoration of

St. John's Centennial

by
St. John's Auxiliary

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Erected 1996 by St. John's Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine.

Location. 37° 3.59′ N, 94° 31.854′ W. Marker is in Joplin, Missouri, in Jasper County. It is on McClelland Boulevard north of 29th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mercy Park, Joplin MO 64804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Mercy Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joplin Citizens Lost in May 22, 2011 Tornado (approx. 0.2 miles away); Proclamation of Restoration Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Miracle of the Human Spirit - Joplin 2011 (approx. ¼ mile away); A Tribute to the Volunteers (approx. ¼ mile away); Recovery Efforts: After the Storm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tornado Statistics - May 22, 2011 - Joplin, MO (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. John's Regional Medical Center (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Joplin.

More about this marker. The centennial monument is on the former grounds of St. John's Regional Medical Center, which was destroyed in the May 2011 tornado.

Also see . . .
1. Mercy Park to be dedicated on Tuesday (The Joplin Globe, Aug 4, 2016). (Submitted on October 2, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Mercy Joplin Quick Facts. (Submitted on October 2, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Compassion Sculpture and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

2. Compassion Sculpture and Marker

Compassion Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

3. Compassion Sculpture

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

4. Compassion Sculpture

Looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 2, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.