Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Armstrong Cemetery Boulders

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, July 17, 2023

1. Fort Armstrong Cemetery Boulders Marker

Inscription.
These boulders were removed from the Fort Armstrong Cemetery when the railroad embankment was made across the island to The Government Bridge of 1872. The Fort Armstrong Cemetery was located about seven hundred feet southeast of this site.

The boulders memorialize Surgeon John Gale, who died July 27, 1830 and Assistant Surgeon Richard Coleman, who died September 2, 1832, both of whom were buried in the Fort Armstrong Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 41° 30.974′ N, 90° 33.921′ W. Marker is on Rock Island, Illinois, in Rock Island County. It is in Rock Island Arsenal. It is on Fort Armstrong Road south of Rodman Avenue, on the right when traveling south. This marker is part of the Fort Armstrong Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1524 Fort Armstrong Rd, Rock Island IL 61201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois

and in the Quad Cities.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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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: John Gale & Richard M. Coleman (here, next to this marker); Site of Fort Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Armstrong Sesquicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Armstrong (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hose Station No. 1 (approx. half a mile away in Iowa); First Railroad Bridge Across the Mississippi (approx. half a mile away in Iowa); First Chiropractic Adjustment (approx. 0.6 miles away in Iowa); The Natatorium (approx. 0.6 miles away in Iowa). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Island.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, July 17, 2023

2. Fort Armstrong Cemetery Boulders Marker

John Gale & Richard Coleman marker behind fence

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.