Belleville in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Audrey Marsh King

1920-2010

— Global Entrepreneur —

Audrey Marsh King Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 22, 2022

1. Audrey Marsh King Marker

Inscription. A native of Belleville, King entered the family business, Marsh Stencil Company, in 1952 and became the manager of export sales. By 1998 she had developed a network of distributors in a hundred countries. She was a member of overseas trade missions and was the first female member of overseas trade missions and was the first female member of the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association's board of directors. The US Department of Commerce appointed her to advisory commissions and presented her company with two "E" awards for increasing US exports. In 2004 King was inducted into the national Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame. She served on the board of directors of Memorial Hospital and was a board member and president of the Belleville Philharmonic.

Erected 2022 by Belleville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.

Location. 38° 30.826′ N, 89° 59.069′ W. Marker is in Belleville, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Illinois Street (Illinois Route 159), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Marker is in front of the St. Clair Annex building, with other

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Belleville Walk of Fame plaques at the northwest quadrant of Belleville Public Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 W Main St, Belleville IL 62220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ruth A. Sterling (here, next to this marker); Carrie Thomas Alexander-Bahrenburg (here, next to this marker); Christian "Buddy" Ebsen (here, next to this marker); Robert "Bob" Goalby (here, next to this marker); Julius Liese (here, next to this marker); George Blair (here, next to this marker); Gustavus P. Koerner / Sophia Engelmann Koerner (here, next to this marker); Edward A. Daley (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belleville.

More about this marker. King and George Bunsen were both inducted into Belleville's Walk of Fame in 2022.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 22, 2022

2. Audrey Marsh King Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.