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North Riverfront in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Rev. John C. Granville

 
 
Rev. John C. Granville Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
1. Rev. John C. Granville Monument
Inscription.
Born Dec. 2, 1868
Ordained Dec. 17, 1892
Died Oct. 26 1911
R.I.P.

Chaplain of the
14th U.S. Cavalry

Founder of the
Church of the Nativity
1904 - 1911

 
Erected by Devoted and Loving Friends.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesMilitaryReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1854.
 
Location. 38° 42.142′ N, 90° 13.837′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in North Riverfront. It can be reached from North Broadway. Grave monument is in the Old Priest Lot in Section 3 in Calvary Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Rev. A. [Aloys] V. Garthoeffner (here, next to this marker); Rev. Ambrose J. Heim (here, next to this marker); Father Thomas Ambrose Butler (here, next to this marker); Rev. Constantine P. Smith (here, next to this marker); Rev. James J. Toomey (a few steps from this marker); Auguste Chouteau (within shouting distance of this marker); Dred Scott Monument
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Ellen Taggart McMahon (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Harriet Scott (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dred Scott (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Also see . . .  Former Nativity of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. St. Louis Patina Website entry (Submitted on August 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Rev. John C. Granville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
2. Rev. John C. Granville Marker
Rev. John C. Granville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
3. Rev. John C. Granville Marker
Rev. John C. Granville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
4. Rev. John C. Granville Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 13, 2026