Columbia in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Weinel Hardware & Lumber

318 N Main St

— Historic Main Street —

Weinel Hardware & Lumber Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 22, 2021

1. Weinel Hardware & Lumber Marker

Inscription. In the early 1800s, August F. Weinel established a lumber yard and livery stable across the street from where you are standing. Years later, their son, Ernst A. Weinel, started the Weinel Hardware store in this building. Built in the mid-1850s, the store provided a nice complement to his father's lumber business. Notice his name at the top of the building. The store continued in operation until the 1960s. The view looking north from this location was known as the Avenue of Trees. Stately oak and elm trees formed an arch over the street, and provided shade as the streetcar ran down the middle of Main Street.

Erected by Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail; Columbia, Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 38° 26.698′ N, 90° 12.158′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is on North Main Street 0.1 miles north of West Whiteside Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 N Main St, Columbia IL 62236, United

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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: Koch House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gundlach-Wagner House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Weilbacher General Store (about 800 feet away); Tunze Saloon (about 800 feet away); Rose's Drug Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vogt Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schneider House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Masonic Lodge & State Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 22, 2021

2. Weinel Hardware & Lumber Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.