Clarksville in Pike County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2020
1. Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters Marker
Dedicated to the
Volunteer Flood Fighters
of the Great Flood of 73.
The Great Flood of 1973
exceeded all other
floods in discharge,
stage and duration in
the reach of the
Mississippi River between
Keokuk, Iowa and the
Mouth of the Missouri River
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
Location. 39° 22.29′ N, 90° 54.226′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Missouri, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of 1st Street and Howard Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street. Monument is in Riverfront Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksville MO 63336, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eagle Days (a few steps from this marker); Living with Floods (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pleasant Hill Area Veteran Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 5.2 miles away in Illinois); Site of First Building in Pleasant Hill (approx. 5.4 miles away in Illinois); a different marker also
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Mississippi flood of 1973 at Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 16, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Remembering the Great Floods of 1993, 1973, and Even 1543 (St. Louis Magazine). (Submitted on September 16, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2020
2. Great Flood of 73 Volunteer Flood Fighters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
