At the point where U.S. Highway 51 and the Jefferson-Marion County road meet, the Third Principal Meridian intersects its east-west base line. This cardinal point was established by a Federal surveyor on February 1, 1815. At least 60 percent of the . . . — — Map (db m167467) HM
In 1779 George Rogers Clark led his army from Kaskaskia through this area to Vincennes where they captured Fort Sackville from the British. In 1818 there were several taverns on this section of the Vincennes-St. Louis Trail. Traditionally, the log . . . — — Map (db m178084) HM
This 100,000-gallon cypress water tower was built in 1885 and served
the Illinois Central Railroad steam engines until 1953. The City of
Kinmundy purchased the tower, pump station and lake from the railroad
in 1960 and continued to use the lake . . . — — Map (db m253635) HM
They gave their lives for their Country and for us
Jack Day
Charles H. Day
Charles R. DeChenne
John Loomis
Dale H. Spitler
Herschel E. Stroud
Bernard Gerald Ward 2nd Lt. Bennard E. Gillihan — — Map (db m260529) WM
PVT. 1st. Cls.
Rama S. Love
Co. F 139th Inf. 35 Div.
A. E. F.
Killed Sept. 29 , 1918
in Argonne Forest
PVT.
Roy R. Richardson
Co. F 139th Inf. 35th Div.
A. E. F.
Killed Sept. 30, 1918
in Argonne Forest . . . — — Map (db m260534) WM
To Honor
The Soldiers of the American Revolution
Buried in Marion County, Illinois
Thomas Ashe Samuel Ebelin Peter Finn William Gaston
Michael Luttrell Joseph Morrison George Roper Samuel Young
General Marion Society . . . — — Map (db m260450) WM
Salem is locally known as the “Gateway to Little Egypt”. Egypt refers to southern Illinois. In the early days of statehood, crop failures threatened the existence of the isolated settlements in northern and central Illinois, and trips . . . — — Map (db m99120) HM
Dedicated to the veterans of Marion County on Memorial Day 1997, by their friends and families
Marion County, IL
Congressional
Medal of Honor Recipients
Marcellus J. Newman Civil War
Elbridge Robinson Civil War
. . . — — Map (db m260452) WM
Lived in Salem, Illinois, from his birth, March 19, 1860, until 1875. A national figure after his “Cross of Gold” speech in 1896, Bryan was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President in 1896, 1900, 1908, and served as Secretary . . . — — Map (db m99119) HM
Since World War I, more than 91,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country.
God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m260446) WM
On March 25, 1947 a violent explosion struck Centralia Coal Company Mine No. 5 located in Wamac, Illinois. By March 29, it was confirmed that the explosion, combined with the subsequent release of poisonous gas, had taken the lives of 111 of the 142 . . . — — Map (db m167468) HM
