Quincy in Adams County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Navy Reserve

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020

1. Navy Reserve Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center of Quincy. Built in the late 1940's, it had 3 Quonset huts, office building, and surface division 9-29(m) with up to 120 personnel. Many were veterans of W.W. II, Korea and Vietnam. Others served 8 years or more, all in the reserve. The unit was organized like a ship with administration, deck, engineering, medical, navigation, operations, supply, and weapons. The flood in 1973 ruined the buildings, and the land went to the Quincy Park District. This memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of men and women who served here, and stood ready to defend the U.S.A.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 56.022′ N, 91° 24.95′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County. It can be reached from All American Park just north of Hampshire Street. Marker is near the fountain at Clat Adams Bicentennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 All American Park, Quincy IL 62301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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: Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); The Latter-Day Saints in Quincy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Steamboats and Railroads (about 700 feet away); Tri-State Business Center (about 700 feet away); Niemann Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Limestone Capitals (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crockets from Portico (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ruff Brewing Company (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020

2. Navy Reserve Marker

In front of the fountain

Navy Reserve Training Center image. Click for full size.

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3. Navy Reserve Training Center

1950's postcard

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on November 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.