Edwardsville in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Goshen Road Terminus

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 3, 2019

1. Goshen Road Terminus Marker

Inscription. The Goshen Road was one of the main arteries of travel in the early 1800's, when Illinois was frontier country. The road ran in a northwesterly direction from Shawneetown to Edwardsville -- a distance of more than 150 miles. Shawneetown and Edwardsville were two of the leading commercial towns in Illinois. The road was named for the Goshen settlement, which lay south and west of Edwardsville. The center of the Goshen settlement was about four miles southwest of here. The road was extended to Edwardsville by 1814 and Alton by 1839.

Erected 1973 by Land of Goshen Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list.

Location. 38° 46.887′ N, 89° 56.895′ W. Marker is in Edwardsville, Illinois, in Madison County. It is on Goshen Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6725 Goshen Road, Edwardsville IL 62025, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A-7E Corsair II (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Edwardsville Belt Railway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bethel Meetinghouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mont Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Electric Line Streetcar (approx. 1½ miles away); N.O. Nelson House (approx. 1½ miles away); Lawnin Mansion (approx. 1½ miles away); Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwardsville.

More about this marker. The marker is located in front of the Illinois Heartland Library System building. According to the Illinois State Historical

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 3, 2019

2. Goshen Road Terminus Marker

Illinois Heartland Library System building in the background (right)

Society's website, the marker was dedicated on 1/1/1973.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.