Caruthersville in Pemiscot County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Sterling Price Reynolds
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 31, 2010
1. Sterling Price Reynolds Plaque
Sterling Price Reynolds
to whom this park is dedicated
on his 100th birthday
November 9th, 1961
Born in Callaway County, Missouri.
Graduated from University of
Missouri, 1883, with highest honors.
Settled in Caruthersville in 1896.
Levee District engineer since 1900.
Little River Drainage District
board member since 1907.
Presented in appreciation of his vision
and service to drainage and flood control
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1881.
Location. 36° 11.585′ N, 89° 39.165′ W. Marker is in Caruthersville, Missouri, in Pemiscot County. It is on Ward Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in S.P. Reynolds Park along the Mississippi River bank. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caruthersville MO 63830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri Bootheel. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Mississippi Delta, 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General John M. Riggs (approx. Ό mile away); Pemiscot County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Caruthersville (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Legion Post 88 Memorial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lt. Col. John B. England
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Photographed by Craig Swain, August 31, 2010
2. Sterling Price Reynolds Park
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 31, 2010
3. Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,056 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
