Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Conner's Store
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 13, 2023
1. Conner's Store Marker
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Conner's Store. . This business was established in 1839 by Antonine Blaise and was moved to its current building in 1872 due to flooding in the older parts of town. The store initially used a lot of bartering instead of using currency. It was taken over by W. H. Conner and was passed down to his son Tom and then to his son Meredith, thus staying in the Conner family for three generations. There was a Civil War skirmish near the store, which involved the store being robbed by two Confederate soldiers who had escaped imprisonment in Ste Genevieve, fleeing across the Mississippi and caused a ruckus in town. This skirmish is said to be the only one to have taken place on Illinois soil during the Civil War. This building has remained a general store for most of its existence and is currently know as Myer's Korner Market owned by Bill Myers.
This business was established in 1839 by Antonine Blaise and was moved to its current building in 1872 due to flooding in the older parts of town. The store initially used a lot of bartering instead of using currency. It was taken over by W. H. Conner and was passed down to his son Tom and then to his son Meredith, thus staying in the Conner family for three generations. There was a Civil War skirmish near the store, which involved the store being robbed by two Confederate soldiers who had escaped imprisonment in Ste Genevieve, fleeing across the Mississippi and caused a ruckus in town. This skirmish is said to be the only one to have taken place on Illinois soil during the Civil War. This building has remained a general store for most of its existence and is currently know as Myer's Korner Market owned by Bill Myers.
Location. 38° 5.144′ N, 90° 5.865′ W. Marker is in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is on Market Street
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south of Court Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker hangs on the front of Myers Korner Market. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Market St, Prairie du Rocher IL 62277, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois Little Egypt. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
