Monroe City in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

William H. Bissell

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 27, 2020

1. William H. Bissell Marker

Inscription. William H. Bissell 1811-1860. The eleventh governor of Illinois lived in this vicinity before he was thirty, serving as pioneer physician, teacher, and lawyer. He was elected as a democrat to the state legislature, becoming speaker of the house, after serving as a colonel in the Mexican War. He became a member of congress in 1852, He was elected first republican Governor of Illinois in1856, and died in office in 1860.

Erected 1974 by Monroe County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 38° 15.22′ N, 90° 15.713′ W. Marker is in Monroe City, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is on Bluff Road 0 miles south of KK Road, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5076 Baum Road, Waterloo IL 62298, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Mill (here, next to this marker); Immaculate Conception Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Maeystown (approx. 2½ miles away); Village of Maeystown (approx. 2½ miles away); St. John's First Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Village of Maeystown, Ill. (approx. 2.6 miles away); Salem-Baum Evangelical Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); M102 Howitzer (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"* (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"* (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"*

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 15, 2020

2. William H. Bissell Marker

(was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.