Near Grafton in Jersey County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elijah Lovejoy
1802-1837
Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 17, 2019
1. Elijah Lovejoy Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Communications.
Location. 38° 58.353′ N, 90° 32.537′ W. Marker is near Grafton, Illinois, in Jersey County. Marker is on Lodge Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the grounds of Pere Marquette State Park, near the Lodge and Conference Center building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13653 Lodge Boulevard, Grafton IL 62037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Piasa Bird (within shouting distance of this marker); Illiniwek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The CCC (about 400 feet away); Pere Jacques Marquette (about 400 feet away); McAdams Peak (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The CCC (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brussels Ferry (approx. 2½ miles away); Wittmond Hotel (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grafton.
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Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 17, 2019
2. Elijah Lovejoy Marker
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3. Elijah P. Lovejoy
From Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, ed. by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske ..., c1886-1900.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on November 14, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
