White Hall in Greene County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Annie Louis Keller

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 18, 2026

1. Annie Louis Keller Marker

Inscription.
In Memory of Annie Louise Keller who saved sixteen children but sacrifice her own life when a tornado demolished Centerville School Building, April 19 1927.

Lorado Taft 1860 - 1936, sculptor of Memorial statue, Illinois sculptor, teacher, lecturer of national renown

Erected 1987 by Apple Creek Prairie Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1927.

Location. 39° 26.154′ N, 90° 24.208′ W. Marker is in White Hall, Illinois, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (at milepost 67) and Ayres Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. White Side Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 South Main Street, Woodson IL 62695, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edward L. Hager (approx. ¼ mile away); Solomon Patterson (approx. 8.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Greene County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); Thomas Carlin (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas Carlin (approx. 9.3 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 9.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 11½ miles away).

Plaque at the base of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 18, 2026

2. Plaque at the base of the memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 18, 2026

3. Annie Louis Keller Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.