Carrollton in Carroll County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
General James Shields
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
1. General James Shields Marker
May 10-1810
Died in Ottumwa · Iowa
June 1-1879
Soldier · Jurist · Statesman
United States Senator from
Illinois · Minnesota and Missouri
Cerro Gordo · Chapultepec
Winchester · Port Republic
Erected by the United States
under an Act of the Congress
Approved March 15-1910
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 23.016′ N, 93° 29.135′ W. Memorial is in Carrollton, Missouri, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 65 and County Road 620/CC, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 65. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: St Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton MO 64633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Missouri and specifically in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Trail of Death (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named General James Shields (approx. 1.9 miles away); Court House Bell (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. 11.9 miles away); Port of Waverly
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. James Shields Congressional Bio. (Submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. General James Shields: soldier, orator, statesman (by Henry A. Castle, Minnesota Historical Society). (Submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
2. General James Shields Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
3. General James Shields Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
4. General James Shields Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
5. General James Shields Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
6. General James Shields Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
7. Missouri Seal on General James Shields Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
8. General James Shields Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2015
9. Bust of General James Shields
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
