Du Quoin in Perry County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Red Star Mill

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 4, 2020

1. Red Star Mill Marker

Inscription. This monument stands upon the site of the Red Star Mill, which was purchased by Edgar Provart in 1918 and thereafter operated by him as one of the major industries of the City of DuQuoin. The flour and feed produced by the mill were sold to merchants, farmers and the area coal mines. The mill was donated to the City of DuQuoin in 1970 by Lela Provart Hitt, daughter of Edgar Provert, to provide municipal parking.

Dr. Jack J. Struck, Mayor
Anton Berg, Commissioner
Delmar Fulk, Commissioner
Donald Porter, Commissioner
B. Wesley Williams, Commissioner

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 38° 0.672′ N, 89° 14.403′ W. Marker is in Du Quoin, Illinois, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 S Chestnut St, Du Quoin IL 62832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marshall Browning Hospital Balustrades (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (approx. 9.1 miles away); In Memory of Perry County Veterans (approx. 9.1 miles away); In Honor of These Men and Women of Perry County (approx. 9.1 miles away); This Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); Perry County Jail (approx. 9.2 miles away); Illinois Baptist State Association (approx. 9.3 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served Our Country (approx. 11.6 miles away).

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 4, 2020

2. Red Star Mill Marker

In front of a parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.