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

Glen Carbon

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

1. Glen Carbon Marker

Inscription.
Main Street, 1880
Early maps show Glen Carbon's Main Street as a major trail - possibly even a portion of the Goshen Trail. Trails and roads meant horses and wagons. The earliest known business appearing on the trail following a course through the Judy Creek valley was a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith shop appears on an 1873 map. William Yanda, a blacksmith from Austria, had a blacksmith shop in the early as early as 1857. His son, Frank, was also a blacksmith and carried on the family trade. An 1880's tintype picture of the trail through Glen Carbon shows a blacksmith shop as well as a wheelwright shop. The wheelwright shop was the business of a Mr. Franek.

Village Hall 1910
The Madison Coal Corporation deeded a piece of ground to the village in November 1909 as a site for a new municipal building. The building would include a fire engine house, city hall, and city jail. The Oswald Brothers of Alhambra were the low bidder, and the building was completed by December 1910 for $6000.

Company Houses
Throughout the village rows of dwellings with identical or similar structures are likely to be "company house," having been built either by the St. Louis Press Brick Company or the Madison Coal Company. Continuing West on Main Street (across from the Illinois Bell Building) is a row of company houses built by the Madison Coal Corporation. Company row houses are to be found in several other areas of the village.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1909.

Location. 38° 44.926′ 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, 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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Railroads (here, next to this marker); Churches (here, next to this marker); Glen Carbon Won the Inter-City Championship in 1934

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

(here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Railroads (here, next to this marker); Homesteads (here, next to this marker); Village Government 1912 (here, next to this marker); Baseball (here, next to this marker); Industry and Notable Buildings (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 316 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.