"Jeremiah Vardeman was a distinguished minister somewhat rare in the annals of the church. He possessed the peculiar talent of bringing the leading truths of the gospel home to the consciences of his hearers his illustrations were singularly . . . — — Map (db m244374) HM
Erected to God
And dedicated to those who gave their lives in service to our country that we might live in peace.
To those soldiers and Marines who died on the battle-fields to those seamen who went down with their ships at sea to . . . — — Map (db m244349) WM
1883-1929 Marble Creek Methodist Church South
1903-1906 Salvation Army Mission Church
1906-1910 Baptist Mission Church
1910-1926 Holiness Mission Church
1911-1971 Dr. Martin Luther Slovak Lutheran Church
1915-1996 Holy Cross . . . — — Map (db m156439) HM
We came here in large numbers from nearby farms and faraway villages of southern and eastern Europe to build industrial America. We did our job well. Through blood, sweat and hard work we laid claim to the dignity of human labor and produced great . . . — — Map (db m156437) HM
The Atlas Portland Cement Company built the first large cement plant west of the Mississippi River shortly after the turn of the 20th century and named the area ILASCO, an acronym for the materials used to produce cement. They started production . . . — — Map (db m156393) HM
Memorial dedicated 2010
by the former students,
teachers and friends
[Drawing of school]
Ilasco Grade School
1914 — 1962
[Drawing of school]
Ilasco High School
1926 — 1959
These schools were located
500 yards southwest . . . — — Map (db m156458) HM
Dedicated to the courageous
men and women who left
their homelands
seeking freedom and
opportunity for better lives
in a new country
Let Freedom Ring
The bell from the Ilasco Slovak Lutheran
Church is a symbol to recognize all . . . — — Map (db m156463) HM
1904-1945 New Marble Creek Grade School
1914-1962 Ilasco Grade School
1917-1942 Slovak Lutheran School
1926-1935 Stillwell Addition Grade School
1926-1959 Ilasco High School
The Romanian Hall, Ilasco Baptist Mission Church and . . . — — Map (db m156438) HM
In March of 1812, Territorial Governor Benjamin Howard led a detachment of the first Regiment of U.S. Infantry and a Company of newly formed Rangers up the Mississippi River to establish a fort to aid in the defense of the Louisiana/Missouri . . . — — Map (db m293892) HM WM
(side 1) New London, renowned for its handsome courthouse, was founded, 1819, on the route of the historic Salt River Road by William Jamison. By 1820, it became the seat of a newly organized county named for Daniel M. Ralls, local . . . — — Map (db m131897) HM
Father Augustine Tolton was born of slave parents April 1, 1854 at Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri, and was baptized by Father John O'Sullivan in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Brush Creek, May 29, 1854.
Educated in Quincy, Illinois, he was . . . — — Map (db m244310) HM
