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

Historic Shoemaker School

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 4, 2019

1. Historic Shoemaker School Marker

Inscription. Shoemaker School became a part of the Columbia School District in 1950. Since the school's directors had already contracted Marian Maag to teach for the 1950-51 term prior to this consolidation, the old school was kept open for one final year. In 1992, the school building was moved to its present site in order to avoid demolition due to the widening of Illinois 3. Acquired by the city of Columbia in 2009. the school has now been transformed into the Monroe County Welcome Center and associated facilities.

[Additional sign:]
In 1851, a log school building was built by Hammond Schoemaker on his farm south of Columbia for his children and the families of his neighbors. Schoemaker was the only doctors along the Cahokia- Kaskaskia Trail, the major pioneer thoroughfare across Illinois territory. A new brick school building was built on the farm in 1867 By Fred Koch Construction for $800. In 1891, in accordance with a new school law, the one room school organized as Schoemaker District #4.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 38° 26.109′ N,

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90° 11.444′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is on Gall Road just south of Old Illinois Route 3, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Gall Rd, Columbia IL 62236, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Whiteside Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Shoemaker School / Stone Arch Bridge / Commemorative Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia/Waterloo Road Whistle Post (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schmidt Beer Cave (approx. ¼ mile away); Corporation Line Sign (approx. ¼ mile

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 24, 2021

2. Historic Shoemaker School Marker

away); South Meter Whistle Stop (approx. ¼ mile away); Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 24, 2021

3. Historic Shoemaker School Marker

Two kiosks are on the grounds of Shoemaker School. Both have the same text, front and back. Red arrow marks the second kiosk

Shoemaker School Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith

4. Shoemaker School Building

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 4. submitted on January 28, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.