Beckemeyer in Clinton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Buxton - Beckemeyer Mural

Buxton - Beckemeyer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021

1. Buxton - Beckemeyer Marker

Inscription.
Buxton - Beckemeyer, 1866 - 2012

[The history of the area is shared pictorially]

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 38° 36.425′ N, 89° 26.149′ W. Memorial is in Beckemeyer, Illinois, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Louis Street and East Beckemeyer Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Louis Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 131 E Beckemeyer Ave, Beckemeyer IL 62219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. ¼ mile away); Centralia Coal Company Mine No. 5 Disaster (approx. ¼ mile away); It is the soldier (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Memory of The Deceased Veterans of the Community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Eternal Memory (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beckemeyer.

Regarding Buxton - Beckemeyer Mural. The names of historic buildings are in the painting.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 7, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.