Near Argenta in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Robert Ferrier Carr and Emily Smick Carr
In Memory of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
1. Dr. Robert Ferrier Carr and Emily Smick Carr Marker
Who built their home in Newburg one mile south of here in 1859 before the railroad came to Argenta. He was the only physician in this vicinity during the Civil War. Mrs. Carr moved to Chicago in 1894, died in 1937, at age of 98 years, and is buried in Rosehill Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 39° 59.604′ N, 88° 48.181′ W. Marker is near Argenta, Illinois, in Macon County. It is on Cemetery Road north of Illinois Route 48, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Friends Creek Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Argenta IL 62501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Friends Creek Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prairie Park Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Grain Elevator Office (approx. 1.1 miles away); Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 1.1 miles away); Potawatomi Trail of Death (approx. 4.4 miles away); Lorton's Trading Post (approx. 4.4 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 9½ miles away); Macon County Museum (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Argenta.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026
2. Dr. Robert Ferrier Carr and Emily Smick Carr Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
