Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Amateur Trapshooting Association

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 20, 2025

1. Amateur Trapshooting Association Marker

Inscription.
Association headquarters were moved to this location from Vandalia, Ohio in May, 2012. These flagpoles and the lettering on this brick sign were brought from Vandalia and re-erected here December, 2012. These Flagpoles and Sign are Dedicated to the efforts of the 2012 ATA Executive Committee Jeff Wagner -North Dakota

Its appeal is from youth to old age Its benefits are manifold and apparent, It will endure... 1924 ATA program Dedicated to those who made the A. T. A. facilities possible for the nations major trapshooting event.

S. C. Allyn • Charles F. Kettering • James M. Cox Sr. • Robert King • E. A. Deeds • Robert Dickey • Dr. W. A. Ewing • George Greene • O. l. Harrison • Dr. W. W. Herrmann • Robert Houk • J. M. Huffman • Irvin Kumler • James Markam • F. B. Patterson • Frederick Rike • George W. Shroyer • Frank Hill Smith • W. W. Sunderland • Nelson Talbott

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2012.

Location. 38° 7.508′ N, 89° 41.293′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is on East Broadway Street (State Highway 154) 0.1 miles east of East Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1105 E Broadway St, Sparta IL 62286, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gold Star Mothers Memorial (approx. half a mile away); MIA and POW Memorial (approx. half a mile away); We Dedicate this Memorial to the Courage and Valor of the Members of our Community (approx. ¾ mile away); Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Grand American (approx. 5.6 miles away); This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 20, 2025

2. Amateur Trapshooting Association Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 20, 2025

3. Amateur Trapshooting Association Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.