Crystal City in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Crystal City Centennial 1911-2011
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 8, 2021
1. Crystal City Centennial 1911-2011 Marker
1911 Mayor F. A. Johnson
2011 Mayor Thomas V. Schilly
In celebration of 100 years. This monument is dedicated to all past, present, and future citizens of Crystal City, Missouri on this day June 5, 2011.
Erected 2011 by City of Crystal City, Missouri.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1911.
Location. 38° 13.262′ N, 90° 22.65′ W. Marker is in Crystal City, Missouri, in Jefferson County. It is on Mississippi Avenue just south of Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Mississippi Ave, Crystal City MO 63019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Star School (approx. half a mile away); Douglass Cooperative High School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jefferson Memorial Post 3777 (approx. 1.4 miles away); U.S. Air Force F-84 Thunderstreak (approx. 1½ miles away); In Memorian (approx. 1½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Austin-Pitcairn Roadside Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.9 miles away).
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 8, 2021
2. Crystal City Centennial 1911-2011 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
