Herrin in Williamson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

George Rogers Clark

Photographed by Jason Voigt

1. George Rogers Clark Marker

Inscription. George Rogers Clark passed this way late in June 1778 enroute from Fort Massac to capture Kaskaskia from British winning the west for the Union

Erected 1928 by admiring friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1778.

Location. 37° 47.874′ N, 89° 1.527′ W. Marker is in Herrin, Illinois, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of South 13th Street and Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south on South 13th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 S 13th St, Herrin IL 62948, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Herrin Massacre Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Joseph Cannon Way (approx. 4.6 miles away); Chamnesstown School (approx. 5.4 miles away); World War II Industry (approx. 5.8 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); Veterans Living Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); World War II Monument (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herrin.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 15, 2023

2. George Rogers Clark Marker

Marker is on the ground, at the northwest intersection of Poplar and 13th Streets

Gen. George Rogers Clark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by National Portrait Gallery, December 8, 2017

3. Gen. George Rogers Clark

Watercolor by James Barton Longacre c1830 after John Wesley Jarvis -- NPG.72.14

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.