Near McNabb in Putnam County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of the first Clear Creek Friends Meeting House

Built 1841

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 31, 2022

1. Site of the first Clear Creek Friends Meeting House Marker

Inscription.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 41° 9.129′ N, 89° 13.256′ W. Marker is near McNabb, Illinois, in Putnam County. It can be reached from the intersection of County Road 335 North and County Road 1295 East, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Friends Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Nabb IL 61335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Swaney School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harrison School (approx. 7.3 miles away); Standard, Illinois Veterans Monument (approx. 7.6 miles away); Henry (Illinois) Honor Roll

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(approx. 7.7 miles away); Abandon Ship (approx. 7.7 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx. 7.7 miles away); John P. Cromwell Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Granville Convention (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 31, 2022

2. Site of the first Clear Creek Friends Meeting House Marker

First Clear Creek Friends Meeting House image. Click for full size.

via Clear Creek Religious Society of Friends (Public Domain)

3. First Clear Creek Friends Meeting House

It was replaced by the current meeting house, which was built in 1875.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.