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

Bell Tower

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2025

1. Bell Tower Marker

Inscription.
The vertical bricks of the cross are from the exterior of the bell tower of the church on Main Street, and the brick on the right is from the interior of the bell tower.

The brick on the left is from St. Joseph Church in Ridgway, Ill., which was destroyed by a tornado on February 29, 2012, during the tome of the construction of this new church.

The three bells, cast in 1905, were relocated from our church on Main Street in 2012.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 38° 28.073′ N, 90° 12.822′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Illinois, in Monroe County. It can be reached from the intersection of Palmer Road and Palmer Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 Palmer Rd, Columbia IL 62236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Palmier Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Palmier Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Millstadt Junction (0) (approx. half a mile away); Milepost 632 (approx. half a mile away); Four-Bent Pile trestle (approx. half a mile away); Sand Bank School (approx. 0.8 miles away); American Freedom Fighter and Palestinian Girl (approx. 1.2 miles away); Corporation Line Sign (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2025

2. Bell Tower Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 11, 2025

3. Bell Tower Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.