Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dedicated to the Pioneers

The First Settlers in this Area

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 28, 2023

1. Dedicated to the Pioneers Marker

Inscription.
These earliest settlers Capt. James Moore, The leader. Shadrach Bond, Robert Kidd, Larken Rutherford, and James Garretson, were who served under George Rogers Clark in 1778.

They arrived with their families in the spring of 1782 and established the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.

They named the region Belle Fontaine for a beautiful spring used by the Indians and the French who called "La belle Fontaine".

They endured the Hardship of frontier life, Indians friendly and hostile traveled the Kaskaskia Trail from Cahokia through Belle Fontaine to Kaskaskia stopping at the spring to refresh.

In this cemetery lie
Captain James Moore, the pioneer, 1750 - 1788 • Catherine Biggs Moore, his wife, 1750 - 1811 • John Moore 1773 - 1832 • William Moore, 1775 - 1799 • Gen. James Moore Biggs Moore 1780 - 1840 • Enoch Moore 1783 - 1848, first child of American parentage born in this area • Mary Moore Robinson, their only daughter 1784 - 1836 • Col. David Robinson, her Husband 1785 - 1836 • John Milton Moore, the youngest son 1786 - 1844 • Samuel McRoberts 1799 - 1844, first native born Illinoisian elect to the U. S. Senate • John D. Whiteside 1746 - 1815

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 38° 19.395′ N, 90° 8.911′ W. Marker is in Waterloo, Illinois, in Monroe County. It is on Brittany Court 0.7 miles south of Kasey Lane, on the left when traveling south. The marker stands in the Moore Cemetery along the Kaskaskia Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 937 South Market Street, Waterloo IL 62298, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Soldiers Memorial

Dedicated to the Pioneers Marker (Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 28, 2023

2. Dedicated to the Pioneers Marker (Reverse)

(here, next to this marker); James McRoberts (here, next to this marker); Potter's Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Corn Stalk Cutter (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bellefontaine Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sears Roebuck Handiman Jr. Walk-Behind Tractor (approx. ¼ mile away); Twin City Thresher (approx. ¼ mile away); Case #5 Horse Drawn Sickle Mower (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterloo.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 28, 2023

3. Dedicated to the Pioneers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.