Anna in Union County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Illinois Central

For 100 Years

— 1851 - 1951 —

Illinois Central Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, 1=23/22

1. Illinois Central Marker

Inscription. Main line of Mid-America

Erected 1951 by Illinois Central Railroad.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 37° 27.735′ N, 89° 14.777′ W. Marker is in Anna, Illinois, in Union County. It is on West Monroe Street 0.1 miles west of North Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 W Monroe St, Anna IL 62906, 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Jonesboro Station, Anna (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Illinois Medal of Honor Recipents (approx. half a mile away); Operation Iraqi Freedom (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln-Douglas Debates (approx. 1.3 miles away); Background of the Debates (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anna.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 23, 2022

2. Illinois Central Marker

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 400 times since then and 27 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.