Mascoutah in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jenkins Publishing Company

Historic Site

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 20, 2021

1. Jenkins Publishing Company Marker

Inscription. Built in 1859 Jenkins Publishing Company (1936 - 2003)

Erected 2004 by St. Clair County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 29.42′ N, 89° 48.214′ W. Marker is in Mascoutah, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Illinois Route 177) and South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 W Main St, Mascoutah IL 62258, 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Center of Population 1970-1980 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert E Hullium (approx. 0.6 miles away); Berger-Kiel House (approx. ¾ mile away); To Honor Those Who Served Our Country (approx. 0.9 miles away); Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 4.3 miles away); CT-39 Sabreliner (approx. 4½ miles away); Frank S. Scott (approx. 4.6 miles away); 1968 Air Mobility Command (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mascoutah.

Signage for a nearby display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 20, 2021

2. Signage for a nearby display

The nearby display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 20, 2021

3. The nearby display

Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 17, 2024

4. Jenkins Publishing Company Marker

Marker is mounted at the Mascoutah Heritage Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 4. submitted on December 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.