Near Hecker in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Winstanley Settlement
Prairie Du Long, Illinois
Photographed By Thomas Smith, June 30, 2019
1. WINSTANLEY SETTLEMENT PRAIRE DU LONG,ILLINOIS Marker
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Winstanley Settlement. Prairie Du Long, Illinois. Around 1816 pioneer families from Lancashire England established a Catholic English settlement near the banks of the Prairie Du Long Creek, and named it after their leader Thomas Winstanley, Irish and German immigrants arrived later in 1824 a log church was built, and St. Augustine of Canterbury, The Apostle of England, was chosen as patron of the parish in 1834 sixty acres of land were donated by Edward Newsham and John Winstanley on Nov.11 1836, the first church ever to be consecrated, was consecrated here by Bishop Joseph Rogat of St. Louis Mo. 1854 a second stone church was built,1862 rectory was built with a room to serve as a class room, the log church also served as the first school, in 1866 a new brick school was dedicated in 1892 the parish was relocated at the near by Village of Freedom, later called Hecker., The first church ever to be consecrated in Illinois was consecrated here in 1838
Around 1816 pioneer families from Lancashire England established a Catholic English settlement near the banks of the Prairie Du Long Creek, and named it after their leader Thomas Winstanley, Irish and German immigrants arrived later in 1824 a log church was built, and St. Augustine of Canterbury, The Apostle of England, was chosen as patron of the parish in 1834 sixty acres of land were donated by Edward Newsham and John Winstanley on Nov.11 1836, the first church ever to be consecrated, was consecrated here by Bishop Joseph Rogat of St. Louis Mo. 1854 a second stone church was built,1862 rectory was built with a room to serve as a class room, the log church also served as the first school, in 1866 a new brick school was dedicated in 1892 the parish was relocated at the near by Village of Freedom, later called Hecker.
The first church ever to be consecrated in Illinois was consecrated here in 1838
Location. 38° 18.576′ N, 90° 1.411′ W. Marker is near Hecker, Illinois, in St. Clair County. Marker is on Cemetery Road, 0.3 miles north of Illinois Route 156, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2409 Cemetery Road, Waterloo IL 62298, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. WINSTANLEY SETTLEMENT PRAIRE DU LONG,ILLINOIS Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2019, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2019, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
