Flora in Clay County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lewis Baldwin Parsons

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 13, 2016

1. Lewis Baldwin Parsons Marker

Inscription. Near this site was the home of Brevet Major General Lewis B. Parsons, who lived in Flora from 1875 until his death in 1907. Born in New York in 1818, Parsons graduated from Harvard Law School and began practice in Alton, Illinois. In 1854 he moved to St. Louis, where he became president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. During the first year of the Civil War, Parsons was commissioned captain of the volunteers in the Union army. In 1861 he was given charge of river and rail transportation in the Department of the Mississippi and in 1864 was placed in charge of river and rail transportation for the entire army.

Erected 1986 by Clay County Civil War Round Table and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 38° 40.728′ N, 88° 28.229′ W. Marker is in Flora, Illinois, in Clay County. It is on County Road 1200E 0.1 miles south of U.S. 50, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Flora IL 62839, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois

and in the Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American Midwest

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Rogers Clark (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clay County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles

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Also see . . . General Lewis Baldwin Parsons. From the Flora Depot website. (Submitted on October 19, 2016.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 13, 2016

2. Lewis Baldwin Parsons Marker

View to north with County Road 1200E on right

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 890 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.