Glen Carbon in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bethel Meetinghouse
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2020
1. Bethel Meetinghouse Marker
These grounds surrounding it were the scene of many early camp meetings and frontier revivals. In later years the church burned and was not rebuilt but by then it had served as mother church of congregations at Cedar Grove, Ebenezer, Salem at Wanda, and St. John's at Edwardsville, to which the Bethel congregation moved after the fire.
This stone is a memorial to those pioneers through whose vision and sacrifice the Methodist church was founded in Illinois.
(Supplementary plaque:)
Local Landmark
Bethel Meeting House
Est. 1805
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. 38° 46.179′ N, 89° 57.933′ W. Marker is in Glen Carbon, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Glen Carbon Road and Lakewood Drive, on the right when traveling west on Glen Carbon Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 Glen Carbon Rd, Glen Carbon IL 62034, United States
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison Coal Corporation Coal Mine #4 (approx. 0.7 miles away); East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Electric Line Streetcar (approx. Ύ mile away); A-7E Corsair II (approx. one mile away); Goshen Road Terminus (approx. 1.2 miles away); Acme School (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. Louis Press Brick Company (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr. Way (approx. 1.4 miles away); Yanda Log Cabin (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Carbon.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2020
2. Bethel Meetinghouse Marker
Marker is next to private property
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2020
3. Supplementary Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
