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

Village Government 1912

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

1. Village Government 1912 Marker

Inscription.
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
[Article from the Edwardsville Intelligencer titled "Glen Carbon: Thriving Mining Village, Edwardsville's Nearest Neighbor"]

Village Government 1989
Left to right: Bus driver, Glenda Kovarik, Jim Kovarik, Bob Buehler, Vic Darnell, Evelyn Wichman, David Brummeier, Jim Ashley, Forster

Groundbreaking at New Village Hall
Winter 1988-89
Left to right: Joan Foster, Carol Kleffman, Evelyn Wiechman, David Brammeier, Glenda Kovarik, Ron Foster

Village Police Department 1991
Front Row: Patrolman Roger Proffitt, Captain Francis Miller, Chief of Police Robert Rizzi, Senior Sergeant James Jones, Patrolman Paul Cates.
Back Row: Patrolman Mike Pomeroy, Patrolman Mark Foley, Patrolman Ralph Moore, Patrolman Rick Kauffold, Patrolman Dennis Gunderson

Coal Miner Statue
As a tribute to Glen Carbon's heritage, trustee Vic Darnell proposed that artist Ned Giberson be commissioned to create a six-foot bronze statue of a turn-of-the century coal miner. The statue would be placed in the lobby of the new village hall. The cost of the statue would be met by private contributions

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and the sale of a piece of land that had been donated to the village for one of the now-abandoned sewer plants. Louis Weiler
Villge Marshall

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 38° 44.925′ N, 89° 58.985′ W. Marker is in Glen Carbon, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Collinsville Street and South Main Street, on the right 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.

Other nearby markers. At

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Homesteads (here, next to this marker); Glen Carbon Won the Inter-City Championship in 1934 (here, next to this marker); Railroads (here, next to this marker); Schools (here, next to this marker); Glen Carbon (here, next to this marker); Baseball (here, next to this marker); Churches (here, next to this marker); Industry (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Carbon.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.