Mason in Effingham County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Roswell B. Mason
1805 1892
Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 7, 2020
1. Roswell B. Mason Marker
Dedicated to the Memory of Roswell B. Mason
Builder of the charter lines of the Illinois Central Railroad
Erected September 27, 1956 on the one hundredth anniversary of the completion of construction at this place which was thereupon named in his honor memory of Roswell B. Mason
Erected 1956.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 38° 57.342′ N, 88° 37.288′ W. Marker is in Mason, Illinois, in Effingham County. It is on Trumbull Street (Illinois Route 37) north of East State Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on a roadside pullout at the northeast edge of town. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1083 Arthur St, Mason IL 62443, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: National Road (approx. 8.2 miles away); Altamont (approx. 9½ miles away); Dr. Charles M. Wright House (approx. 10.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.4 miles away); Welcome to the Cross at the Crossroads! (approx. 10.8 miles away); Theodore J. Hoffman (approx. 11 miles away); Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. 11 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.2 miles away).
More about this marker. The memorial marker was originally placed at a grade school in Mason. It possibly was put at its current location to replace a marker that was placed by the Illinois State Historical Society in 1965.
Also see . . .
1. Roswell B. Mason on Wikipedia. What is not mentioned on the plaque is that Mason served as the mayor of Chicago from 1869 to 1871. He was the first chief engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. (Submitted on July 7, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Final spike driven in Effingham County.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 7, 2020
2. Roswell B. Mason Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
