Crystal City in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Site of Star School
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 13, 2024
1. Site of Star School Marker
Erected 1994 by the citizens and Park Board of Crystal City, Missouri.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 38° 12.832′ N, 90° 22.765′ W. Marker is in Crystal City, Missouri, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and High Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Avenue. Marker is located at Charles A. Brown Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 Lincoln Ave, Crystal City MO 63019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crystal City Centennial 1911-2011 (approx. half a mile away); Douglass Cooperative High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jefferson Memorial Post 3777 (approx. 0.9 miles away); U.S. Air Force F-84 Thunderstreak (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Memorian (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Austin-Pitcairn Roadside Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 3.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 13, 2024
2. Site of Star School Marker
Marker is located at Charles A. Brown Memorial Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
