Pleasant Hill in Pike County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill

Photographed by Emily Pursley, December 30, 2018

1. Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill Marker

Inscription. Site of the first building in Pleasant Hill. Erected 1836 by Jacob Turnbaugh, first resident.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 39° 26.783′ N, 90° 52.333′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of West Bluff Street and Harman Street, on the right when traveling north on West Bluff Street. This is at the corner of a private residence's lawn and there is not a good place to pull over or park to view, but it is easily seen from the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasant Hill IL 62366, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pleasant Hill Area Veteran Memorial Flag Pole (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Victory Park (approx. 4.4 miles away); The First U.S. Transcontinental Flight (approx. 4.9 miles away); Living with Floods (approx. 5.4 miles away in Missouri); Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters (approx. 5.4 miles away in Missouri); Eagle Days (approx. 5½ miles away in Missouri); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away in Missouri). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Hill.

Jacob Turnbaugh image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa unknown

2. Jacob Turnbaugh

Photo courtesy of Pike County Historical Society.

First Building in Pleasant Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa unknown

3. First Building in Pleasant Hill

Photo courtesy of Pike County Historical Society.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 14, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.