"Ilasco" Walk of Memories
"Ilasco" Will Not Be Forgotten
baked in the outdoor brick ovens
Catching a ride at the concrete bridge
to go to the movies at the
Star, Rialto or Orpheum Theater
Three day wedding celebrations with
music, food, homemade wine & beer
Frank Cable of Cable's Store helping
the immigrants of Ilasco get their
citizenship papers
Getting your hair cut at
Lee Cooper's Barbershop
Having only a nickel to spend
& choosing between a Pepsi,
Snicker or ice cream bar
Reading the Ilasco High School
newspaper "The Howler" for
school & community news
Playing Pinochle, Pitch, Tonk, Rummy
drinking Pepsi & Falstaff in
the back room of Al's Tavern
The church bell ringing to
announce a death in the community
Going to Stephen's Store for
canning supplies in Ilasco
& buying penny candy at
Oslica's Store in Monkey Run
Being thankful for the
wonderful school teachers at
Ilasco, Marble Creek and Monkey Run
Playing basketball on a dirt court
before the Ilasco School Gymnasium
was built
Going to Slovak Summer School
in Ilasco taught by St. Louis
Slovak Seminary students
Stopping by for an after school
treat at Omie & Rex Tatman's
Grocery Store 1960's
Waiting for mail at the
Post
this page online
dropped off the mail pouch
at the Ilasco red depot
Eating ice cream & cake,
playing games of chance & Bingo
at the Ilasco Holy Cross
Ice Cream Social
Saturday night at Al's Tavern
playing the nickel pinball machine
& jitterbugging to the jukebox
Working the graveyard shift
at the cement plant
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A chemist at the Atlas Plant
gave "Ilasco" its name based on
the ingredients used to make cement
I - Iron
L - Lime
A - Aluminum
S - Silica
C - Calcium
O - Oxygen
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 40.28′ N, 91° 18.568′ W. Marker is in Ilasco, Missouri, in Marion 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: Monument to the Immigrants (here, next to this marker); Ilasco Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ilasco Schools
More about this marker. All engraved "Memories" pavers have been included.
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.)
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 290 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
