Palmyra in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Big Spring
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020
1. Big Spring Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
Location. 39° 48.004′ N, 91° 31.503′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on North Spring Street just north of West Main Cross Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Big Spring Park, near the cabin. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W Main Cross St, Palmyra MO 63461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Palmyra Massacre (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Shannon (about 600 feet away); Palmyra (about 600 feet away); Palmyra Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away); Speigle House (approx. Ό mile away); Gardner House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Potawatomi Emigration (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home of Jane Darwell (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.
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Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020
2. First log cabin in Palmyra
Marker is not far from the cabin
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
