Galesburg in Knox County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tompkins Street

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 23, 2020

1. Tompkins Street Marker

Inscription. Tompkins Street
named for
Samuel Tompkins
Member of the committee
which purchased the site
of Galesburg in 1835, and
who carried surveyors
chain when the town was
laid out.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 40° 56.713′ N, 90° 22.282′ W. Marker is in Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of West Tompkins Street and South Broad Street, on the right when traveling west on West Tompkins Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 W Tompkins St, Galesburg IL 61401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

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 walking distance of this marker:

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Original Site of Galesburg Sr. High School (a few steps from this marker); Spanish-American War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Beecher Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary A. Bickerdyke (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knox County Soldiers Monument (about 400 feet away); Knox County Armed Forces Memorial (about 500 feet away); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (about 600 feet away); Old Main (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galesburg.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 23, 2020

2. Tompkins Street Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.