Gorham in Jackson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gorham Community High School

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 23, 2022

1. Gorham Community High School Marker

Inscription.
Erected A.D. 1920
B.B. Easterly Pres'd't. • F.A. Richards, Clerk • Thos. G. Dunn • Samuel Smith • Munroe Lunceford • S. L. Porter

Erected by Gorham School District 166.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 37° 43.093′ N, 89° 29.152′ W. Marker is in Gorham, Illinois, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. At the Gorham Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 Washington St, Gorham IL 62940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Shawnee Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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

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markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ev. Luth. St. Paul's Church U.A.C. (approx. 4.7 miles away in Missouri); This Steam Locomotive (approx. 5.6 miles away); Grand Tower (approx. 5.7 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mrs. Melissa (Mom) Hale (approx. 6 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. 6.1 miles away); James "Gene" Korando (approx. 6.2 miles away).

Nearby dedication plaque for students of the school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 23, 2022

2. Nearby dedication plaque for students of the school

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.