Palmyra in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Palmyra Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
1. Palmyra Confederate Monument Marker
Erected to the memory of
Capt. Thomas A. Sidenor
Willis T. Baker
Thomas Humston
Morgan Bixler
John Y. Mc Pheeters
Hiram T. Smith
Herbert Hudson
John M. Wade
Francis M. Lear
Eleazer Lake
Erected 1907 by the Palmyra Confederate Monument Association and its friends.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 47.944′ N, 91° 31.399′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on South Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Marion County Court House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 South Main Street, Palmyra MO 63461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 walking distance of this marker: George Shannon (a few steps from this marker); Palmyra (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmyra Massacre (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Spring (about 600 feet away); Speigle House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gardner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Potawatomi Emigration (approx. Ό mile away); Home of Jane Darwell (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
2. Palmyra Confederate Monument Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
3. Left side of: Palmyra Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
4. Right side of: Palmyra Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
5. Rear of: Palmyra Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 18, 2012
6. Palmyra Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,493 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 15, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
