Benton in Scott County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

El Camino Real

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 29, 2020

1. El Camino Real Marker

(There was sidewalk construction at the time I took this)

Inscription.
El Camino Real

New Madrid
Cape Girardeau
Ste. Genevieve
St. Louis

Erected 1915 by Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 37° 5.811′ N, 89° 33.789′ W. Marker is in Benton, Missouri, in Scott County. It is at the intersection of East Missouri Street and Winchester Street (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling east on East Missouri Street. Marker is at the northeastern end on the grounds of Scott County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 E Missouri St, Benton MO 63736, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri Bootheel.

It is also in the American Mississippi Delta,

in the Ozarks,

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.

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scott County (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Thebes Courthouse (approx. 10.2 miles away in Illinois); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.2 miles away in Illinois); Thebes Courthouse (approx. 10.2 miles away in Illinois); Original Pier Block (approx. 10.2 miles away in Illinois); Steamboats on the Mississippi River (approx. 10.6 miles away in Illinois); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. 10.6 miles away in Illinois). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 29, 2020

2. El Camino Real Marker

Outside Scott County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.