Glen Carbon in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

People

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021

1. People Marker

Inscription.
[Marker features a set of historic photos:]
Greetings from Glen Carbon, Ill.

View of Glen Carbon from the west before 1910 (no Village Hall). Street in center is Sunset with First Methodist Church.

1918 World War I - Left to right: ?, Mildred Neutzling, Mayme Pizinni - Main Street in front of Mamie Wieduwiltz (now Takes residence), west end of Schroeders building (now gone)

1942 World War II - Blood bank was maintained at Glen Carbon School - These are volunteers and nurses who administered the bank

Old shale pit

First grade class prior to 1914 - Brick building on left was replaced in 1914. Wooden building on right taken down in 1950's, and one room school house in background moved to main street and used as store at the corner of School and Main Street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 38° 44.922′ N, 89° 58.984′ W. Marker is in Glen Carbon, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Collinsville Street and South Main Street when traveling north on Collinsville Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 S Main St, Glen Carbon IL 62034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Schools (here, next to this marker); Coal Mining in Glen (here, next to this marker); Glen Carbon Volunteer Fire Department (here, next to this marker); Industry (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named People (here, next to this marker); Industry and Notable Buildings (here, next to this marker); Baseball (here, next to this marker); Village Government 1912 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Carbon.

Historic Glen Carbon Photo Displays image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2021

2. Historic Glen Carbon Photo Displays

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.