Roxana in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wanda Methodist Church

Photographed By Mike Camero, August 17, 2014

1. Wanda Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On this site religious services have been held since 1802 - Methodist Church organized 1809 - Fort Chouteau 7/8 mile south built for protection from indians 1811 - Salem Camp meetings held 1813-1861 - Wanda carried name of Salem until 1875

Erected 1935.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 38° 50.017′ N, 90° 2.344′ W. Marker is in Roxana, Illinois, in Madison County. Marker is on Wanda Road (County Route 19) 0 miles north of Wanda Road and Old Alton Edwardsville Road (County Route 19). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wanda Church, 4813 Wanda Rd, Roxana, IL 62084, Roxana IL 62084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 3 miles away); The Mississippi River Festival (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Village of Hartford (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Lewis & Clark Expedition

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(approx. 4 miles away); The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Illinois: A Bicentennial Tribute (approx. 4 miles away); "fixed on a place to build huts" (approx. 4.1 miles away); Civic Memorial Airport War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); McDonnell Douglas F-4C (approx. 4.1 miles away).

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Photographed By Mike Camero, August 17, 2014

2. Wanda Methodist Church

Historical Marker in forground

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2014, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2014, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.