Ilasco in Ralls County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cement Plant Workers

"Generation After Generation"

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2020

1. Cement Plant Workers Marker

Inscription.

Continental Cement 1980 -
Universal Atlas Cement 1930 - 1980
Atlas Cement 1903 - 1930

Erected 2010.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 39° 40.28′ N, 91° 18.563′ W. Marker is in Ilasco, Missouri, in Ralls County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 79 and Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hannibal MO 63401, 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: Ilasco Schools (here, next to this

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marker); Ilasco Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); "Ilasco" Walk of Memories (a few steps from this marker); Monument to the Immigrants (a few steps from this marker); Ilasco Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Schools of Ilasco (a few steps from this marker); Ilasco Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Ilasco (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ilasco.

Also see . . .
1. Immigrant Community of Ilasco, Missouri. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. ILASCO puts rich history on full display (Courier-Post, 2020). (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Atlas Portland Cement Company History. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2020

2. Cement Plant Workers Marker

At left side of photo

Atlas Portland Cement Company Postcard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1920

3. Atlas Portland Cement Company Postcard

Courtesy of Hannibal Free Public Library

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.