Hannibal in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020

1. A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane Marker

Inscription.

Beneath this stone
rests a piece of
the Rock of Gethsemane
from Mt. Olivet
in Jerusalem

Erected by the Temple Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places.

Location. 39° 41.432′ N, 91° 20.555′ W. Marker is in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It can be reached from Fulton Avenue. Marker is near the Chapel in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2340 Fulton Avenue, 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

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this marker: Admiral Robert E. Coontz (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. one mile away); Craig Dowell • Joey Hoag • Billy Hoag (approx. one mile away); The Legend of Lovers Leap (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannibal.

Also see . . . Gethsemane in Brittanica. (Submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020

2. A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane Marker

On the Temple family monument

A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020

3. A Piece of the Rock of Gethsemane Marker

On the Temple family monument
Garden of Gethsemane: History and Archaeology
ThoughtCo. website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.