On Main Street near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
[East Face]
In Memory of All
Who Followed the Flag From
1861 to 1865
Living and Dead.
Erected 1903
SHILOH
[South Face]
This monument is erected
by the Grand Army of the Republic
Women's Relief Corps, Sons of . . . — — Map (db m34161) HM
On 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127), on the right when traveling north.
Lest We Forget
This memorial is dedicated
to the men and women of
Bond County who served in
the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1997
In memory of those from
Bond County who gave their lives . . . — — Map (db m34189) WM
On 2nd Street at College Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 2nd Street.
S.B. Bulkley's first business here was in a frame business house in 1833. In 1840, he tore it down and rebuilt in brick. His clerk, Alexander Buie, later became his partner and the store was enlarged. Buie also sold Bibles in his store. When Daniel . . . — — Map (db m34148) HM
On Museum Avenue 0.9 miles east of Route 127, on the right when traveling east.
This Steam Engine was installed at the National Stockyards in the Armour Meatpacking Plant in 1908 by the De La Vergne Refrigeration Company. The engine is a Horizontal Corliss Steam that is powering a 250 ton double acting compressor that was . . . — — Map (db m291312) HM
On 2nd Street at College Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
In 1870, W. S. Dann opened a small one room store at this location. Additions were built in 1880 and 1886. Mr. Dann was one of those most interested in the founding of Greenville College. F. P. Joy joined Dann within a few months of the store's . . . — — Map (db m34147) HM
The building cost $15,000 and took 5 months to complete. "For the first time in Greenville's 119 years of history in which great progress was made in every other direction, the city really had its own building in which to conduct its business. In . . . — — Map (db m34183) HM
On North 4th Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North 4th Street.
Imagine a world without books--a frontier where print is a luxury, often out of reach. It's the world you would have known in 1815, when George Davidson settled the bluff overlooking Little Shoal Creek, just a short walk from where you stand. . . . — — Map (db m144131) HM
Hill's Fort, a War of 1812-era fort that stood on the western perimeter of the Territory of Illinois, was located six miles southwest of this spot. A reconstruction of the original fort is located here at the Farm Heritage Museum. On September 9, . . . — — Map (db m232486) HM
On 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street.
Illinois Confederacy Indians roamed this prairie land, rich in game, which became Illinois County of Virginia. Ceded in 1784 to the United States it was successively included in the Northwest, Indiana; and in 1809, Illinois Territory. Formed in . . . — — Map (db m34169) HM
On 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127) at College Avenue ( Route 127), on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street.
The earliest records show Samuel Colcord's Sorghum Mill once stood here. In 1870 Charles R. Bennett opened his new drugstore. Four drugstores were operating on the square during this time. It was Kate Benneett, Charles' wife, who prevailed on her . . . — — Map (db m34176) HM
On College Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
In 1912, at age 24, John Posch came to the United States with a dime in his pocket and a bag of tools. In Austria, he had apprenticed for four years as a shoemaker and passed his test to work the trade. In Greenville, he started up his business in a . . . — — Map (db m144104) HM
On West Main Street just west of North 3rd Street ( Route 127), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Constructed as a two story house, this is thought to be the oldest building still standing in Greenville. It as built by Kendall Morse, younger brother of Stephen Morse, who co-founded Almira College. The brothers were some of the most prosperous . . . — — Map (db m144598) HM
On West Main Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Dedicated to the memory of Ronald Reagan, who spoke at this intersection on October 18, 1980, while campaigning for the United States Presidency. — — Map (db m34158) HM
On Main Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
This bank was established in August, 1869, by Charles Hoiles and Charles D. Hoiles. In December of 1895 the bank was incorporated as the State Bank of Hoiles & Sons with a capital of $25,000. In September, 1903, the capital stock was increased to . . . — — Map (db m34155) HM
In honor of those brave pioneers who sought refuge & fought valiantly against the attacking Native Americans near Hill's Fort on the foggy morning of September 9, 1814. After being alerted to the hostile presence, 13 men left the fort to scout. They . . . — — Map (db m232492) HM
On South 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127) south of W S Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Greenville's third jail, built at a cost of $5,000, now houses an antique shop. The only recorded hanging in Bond County took place behind this building. Changes to the front of the building were made by John Pepin and his sons to convert it into . . . — — Map (db m169986) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street ( Route 127), on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Reported missing.
This building used to be balanced by another more ornate one at the northern most part of the block. The old Post Office and the Cyclone Hose Company, Greenville's first Fire Station, were located in what was known as the Demoulin block before the . . . — — Map (db m34174) HM
On Franklin Street at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Street.
In December of 1868, the rails were laid to the Greenville Depot. One of the first locomotives on the Vandalia Line was named "Greenville". The original depot was improved, enlarged and destroyed by fire about 1910. The present structure was . . . — — Map (db m224459) HM
Near College Avenue at 3rd Street ( Route 127), on the left when traveling west.
In memory of the
who are buried in
Bond County
Amos Balch • Ansel Birge
Welshier Buchanan • William Burgess
Allen Comer • John Etzler
Daniel Ferguson • John Floyd
Boling Grigg • Bonham Harlan
T. S. Hubbard • Joseph Hunter . . . — — Map (db m34127) HM
On 3rd Street at College Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street.
On this northwest corner of the square, the former Hotel Eureka (better known as the Franklin House) once stood. It served as the old stage coach house and was "the best house in town, two stories high, with a double porch on the front, and withal . . . — — Map (db m34185) HM
On North 2nd Street just south of West Oak Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1918, this site was headquarters for Wells Judd Tire Sales, a Goodyear Tire Dealer for over 50 years. Managed by Earl Wildermann, it served the local tire and battery trade, as well as customers traveling on the National Trail. Restored in . . . — — Map (db m144108) HM
On West Main Street (Illinois Route 140) just east of North Maple Street ( Route 140), on the right when traveling east.
In the 1820s, not far from where you stand, passengers could board a stagecoach traveling west to Alton, Ill., or east to the Illinois Capitol at Vandalia.
According to local lore, if passengers at the town tavern were waiting for a coach, the . . . — — Map (db m144132) HM
On Maple Street at Banks Lane, on the right when traveling north on Maple Street.
In honor and remembrance of the heroes and victims in the fight against terrorism and to celebrate the enduring sprit of all Americans. — — Map (db m265870) WM
On Jefferson Street at Shoal Creek Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street.
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president and Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) founder John L. Lewis (1880-1969) came to Panama, Illinois, from Iowa with his family in 1908 to work in the mines; within one year he was president to . . . — — Map (db m186233) HM
On West Cemetery Road east of Calvin Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(front:)
"The public does not understand, and I think never will. That almost spiritual fealty that exists between men who go down into the dangers of the mine and work together. That fealty of understanding and brotherhood that exists . . . — — Map (db m186238) HM
On State Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street.
The village square may be quiet today, but from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, the ring of hammers bending iron and shaping steel echoed down these streets.
Northwest of where you stand, blacksmiths shaped horseshoes, linked chains, . . . — — Map (db m144110) HM
On 2nd Street west of Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
Where the Illinois Central Railroad saw land it didn't need, Henry Hedrick Smith saw opportunity.
In the mid 1800s, Smith, an ambitious outspoken entrepreneur, bought 800 acres of Bond County prairie from Illinois Central. When the St. Louis, . . . — — Map (db m169984) HM
On East Taylor Street (County Road 18) at South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Taylor Street.
This building was donated to the Village of Sorento December 10, 1995 by Kessinger Post 713 of the American Legion in honor of all veterans past and present who passed through these doors — — Map (db m226482) WM
On North Bertha Street 0.1 miles north of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the men of this community who gave their lives so mankind may live in a free world.
In memory of Lance Cpl. Gerald B Schmidt who died in Vietnam on March 20, 1966 — — Map (db m185489) WM
Near Wellen Road (County Road 400E) 0.3 miles north of Wesclin Road (County Road 1000N), on the right when traveling north.
This statue, created by Dale Holbrook, is dedicated to the memory of SSgt Joshua A. Melton KIA 06/19/09 and all the warriors who by duty march into battle, and by honor, stay. — — Map (db m185396) WM
On East 1st Street at Kues Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 1st Street.
Chapter 269 VVA Support
of Vietnam Traveling Wall
Aviston 150
June 2014
Freedom isn't free
Thanks veterans
All gave some
Some gave all — — Map (db m185561) WM
On Louis Street at East 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Louis Street.
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us
freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us
freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has
given us the freedom to . . . — — Map (db m185509) WM
On Louis Street at East 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Louis Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m185507) HM
On North 2nd Street just west of North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
The City of Breese was named after Sidney Breese, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. This community owes a debt of gratitude to our ancestors who came to Breese when it was only a wide place in the road. Today, in 2008, the City . . . — — Map (db m178657) HM
On Germantown Road (County Route 7) south of County Road 1200 N, on the right when traveling south.
In 1832 cholera plagued this area
Entire families were wiped out,
Sometimes over night
Jos Altepeter made a covenant
with his maker, if his large family
was spared he would erect
A large cross on his farm
near the public road as a . . . — — Map (db m162241) HM
On Fairfax Street just east of 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Robert Alexander •
James E. Arnold •
Leonard Benhoff •
Charles Bright •
Leroy Cavin •
Peter Choma •
David Cook •
General William F. Dean •
Vincent S. Dulle •
Clifford Emrick •
Leroy J. Erlinger •
Vincent A. Fonke •
Ellis . . . — — Map (db m185510) WM
On Franklin Street (Old U.S. 50) at 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the veterans from Clinton County who served their country with honor and distinction and made the supreme sacrifice
World War I
David M. Johnson • John Tonnies • Herman A. Fruend • . . . — — Map (db m185767) WM
Near Franklin Street (U.S. 50) 0.2 miles east of 1st Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the early 1800’s, when wildlife roamed the vast prairie of what is now Illinois, herds of bison would cross the Kaskaskia River near the present day City of Carlyle. A natural “ford” was located here and allowed for an easier . . . — — Map (db m98932) HM
Near Franklin Street (U.S. 50) 0.2 miles east of 1st Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Goshen Road was one of the earliest roads in Clinton County and was traveled by its first settlers. The original road was blazed by wild animals and Native Americans. The first record of its use, however, was in 1808 when its course was mapped . . . — — Map (db m98931) HM
On 1st Street at Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street.
This bridge was built in 1859 at a cost of $40,000 and used for nearly seventy years. Previously, travelers at Carlyle crossed the Kaskaskia by ferry or on a mud bridge supported by logs. The Historic American Buildings Survey recognized the . . . — — Map (db m98933) HM
On Keister Road 1 mile south of County Road 1000N, on the right when traveling south.
William F. Dean, Korean War, Carlyle •
James L. Hull, Span-Amer War, Patoka •
Joseph S. Labille, Civil War, Vandalia •
Robert H. McCard, WWII, Centralia •
Marcellus J. Newman, Civil War, Richview •
Elbridge Robinson, Civil War, Patoka • . . . — — Map (db m239020) WM
On Park Street just east of East Street, on the right when traveling east.
Albert "Red" Schoendienst all time great major league baseball player was born in Germantown, Illinois February 2, 1923 to Joseph & Mary F. (Schlarmann) Schoendiest. In 1942 he signed a contract with the Cardinals for a monthly salary of $75.00. . . . — — Map (db m192524) HM
We honor the men and women of the United States who bravely bear their Country's cause. Those who serve in the military armed forces understand the danger, accept the risk and are committed to ensuring the freedom and safety of others. — — Map (db m178644) WM
Near Munster Street north of Lake Park Drive ( Route 161), on the right when traveling north.
Our community's veterans from the area known as Hanover, which later became Germantown, who served in the American Civil War 1861-1865
Frank Aldhoff • George Borhel • Bernard Barkman • Henry Brockhaus • Henry Burghartz • Henry Curdt • James . . . — — Map (db m178873) WM
On Munster Street close to Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south.
Those words in German in the are at the top of this gate were spoken by Steve Kohnen when he talked about the inevitable last ride we all take. This entry gate is dedicated to Steve's memory.
Steve started his life long service to country in . . . — — Map (db m185553) HM
Near Hanover Street (County Highway 7) 0.1 miles south of Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south.
All gave some
Some gave all
We dedicate this memorial to the courage and valor of the members of our community who served this Country by answering the call to freedom.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and . . . — — Map (db m178645) WM
On Sycamore Street at Leo Street, on the right when traveling west on Sycamore Street.
In dedication honor and memory of those of our community who so valiantly served our country. They gave their today for our tomorrow. — — Map (db m185467) WM
On Ill 161/ E. Hanover at N 6th St, on the right when traveling east on Ill 161/ E. Hanover.
On these two stones are the names of the men who gave the ultimate sacrifice, whom we will never forget. World War I ---- Clemens Poelker, World War II,-- Arthur Herzing, Edward Baehr, George Szuba, Raymond Roberts, Walter Stroheide, Francis . . . — — Map (db m185605) WM
On East Hanover Street (Illinois Route 161) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Hanover Street.
As these stones are read, a vet wonders why I was spared and others were not.
Civil War Veterans
Anthony Wieberg •
Louis Wessel •
Lanalyn J. Edle •
Jacob Stahler •
Jacob Krumrey •
John Sclaeder •
Martin Eble •
Christ . . . — — Map (db m185608) WM
On South 1st Street east of St Rose Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling west.
In memory of all
veterans especially
those who gave
their lives
P.F.C. Aloys Tebbe
Born May 1, 1915
Died Mar. 31, 1943
KIA World War II
S/Sgt. Harry A. Rosen
Born Aug. 31, 1917
Died Nov. 3, 1944
KIA World War II . . . — — Map (db m186746) WM
Near West Street south of Cemetery Road (County Route 1820).
In Remembrance of
these men who
gave their lives
for their country
S/Sgt. Harry A. Rosen
Born Aug. 31, 1917
Died Nov. 3, 1944
Buried in Belgium
P.F.C. Aloys Tebbe
Born May 1, 1915
Died Mar. 31, 1943
Buried in . . . — — Map (db m186744) WM
On Riverfront Drive west of Boat Launch Road, on the right when traveling east.
The view from the Alton waterfront has changed dramatically through the years. In the past, the view was dominated by Locks and Dam No. 26, a railroad bridge, and the old Clark Bridge. Today, all three of these structures have been removed, while . . . — — Map (db m133282) HM
On Pearl Street just north of Joesting Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m185503) HM
On William Street just north of West Broadway (State Route 100), on the right when traveling south.
The Alton Military Prison closed July 7, 1865 when the last prisoners were released or sent to St. Louis The buildings were torn down over the next twenty year until only a small remnant of the cell back remained Stone from the prison buildings . . . — — Map (db m211807) HM
On Belle Street at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Belle Street.
"Drive the Locomotive through our land, and you will have business, activity, prosperity, and mettle." -Benjamin Godfrey
In 1834, a group of visionaries in Springfield, Illinois, led by Abraham Lincoln, proposed laying railroad tracks . . . — — Map (db m144836) HM
On Riverfront Drive west of Boat Launch Road, on the right when traveling east.
In the summer of 1993, very heavy and extensive rains began falling in the upper Midwest. This historic event pushed the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to record flood levels, and caused one of the most dramatic and damaging natural disasters in . . . — — Map (db m133279) HM
On Pearl Street north of Joesting Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Civil War Alton
In spring, 1861, pro-Confederate militia in St. Louis, Missouri, threatened to capture the U.S. arsenal there. Union forces in Illinois commandeered the steamboat City of Alton, sailed south, and and at midnight on . . . — — Map (db m133299) HM
On College Avenue (Illinois Route 140) at Clawson Street, on the left when traveling east on College Avenue.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church, established 1837, formerly Upper Alton Presbyterian Church, heralds Elijah Parish Lovejoy, editor and martyr to freedom, as its first pastor.
Emerson wrote, "The brave Lovejoy gave his breast to the bullets . . . — — Map (db m142158) HM
On College Avenue (Illinois Route 140) at Clawson Street, on the right when traveling west on College Avenue.
This is the third church to be built here since 1836.
The first church was made of stone and was built late in 1836 on the present site. The land and church's bell were donated by Enoch Long.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy was the first pastor . . . — — Map (db m144833) HM
On Market Street south of West Broadway, on the left when traveling north.
Rich in heritage and haunted by history, many threads of our nation's past can be discovered here in Alton.
Located at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri rivers, Alton is one of America's great river towns. It was . . . — — Map (db m133286) HM
Near East 5th Street at Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy (Nov. 9, 1802 - Nov. 7, 1837) was a newspaper editor, social reformer, and Presbyterian minister whose death at the hands of an angry mob at Alton, Illinois, made him an enduring symbol of the fight for human liberty and . . . — — Map (db m133297) HM
On College Avenue (Illinois Route 140) at Clawson Street, on the left when traveling east on College Avenue.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy was the first pastor of Upper Alton Presbyterian Church, now College Avenue Presbyterian Church. A minister, teacher, newspaper editor, and martyr to free speech and the abolition of slavery, he was fatally shot on Nov. 7, . . . — — Map (db m142159) HM
On Prospect Street just west of State Street, on the left when traveling south.
Bitten by gold rush fever in 1849, Dr. Benjamin F. Edwards, brother to former Illinois governor Ninian Edwards and the Honorable Cyrus Edwards, left Alton and traveled to San Francisco to try to capitalize on the economic opportunity. Days before he . . . — — Map (db m140668) HM
On Tavernier Way 0.2 miles south of West MacArthur Drive ( Route 111/140), on the left when traveling south.
Theodore Roosevelt Letter On Cuba
On January 22, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Secretary of War William Howard Taft rejecting the idea of a protectorate over Cuba and expressing his determination that the United States should . . . — — Map (db m169581) HM
Near East 5th Street at Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Considered by many to be the first casualty of the Civil War, abolitionist editor and Presbyterian minister Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed defending the freedom of the press.
Editor of the St. Louis Observer, Lovejoy wrote . . . — — Map (db m133295) HM
On William Street north of West Broadway ( Route 100), on the right when traveling south.
"Lovejoy's tragic death for freedom in every sense marked his sad ending as the most important single event that ever happened in the new world." - Abraham Lincoln in a letter to his friend Rev. James Lemen, March 2, . . . — — Map (db m144832) HM
On Riverfront Drive west of Boat Launch Road, on the right when traveling east.
Throughout history, Mississippi River floods have been a part of the natural cycle of life along the great river. During each flood, residents have worked to lessen damage, and have slowly rebuilt their towns, their farms, and their lives. Today, . . . — — Map (db m133280) HM
On Henry Street north of East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This unique Queen Anne style playhouse was built in 1885 for five year old Lucy J. Haskell, daughter of Dr. William A. and Florence Hayner Haskell. It is believed Lucy's grandfather, John E. Hayner, commissioned prominent local architect, Lucas J. . . . — — Map (db m133293) HM
On College Avenue (Illinois Route 140), on the right when traveling west.
On this site in 1831, John Mason Peck (1789-1858), pioneer Baptist preacher, author, and educator, established the school which became Shurtleff College. In 1817, Peck had left his home in New England with a vision "to bring the lamp of learning and . . . — — Map (db m139658) HM
On West Broadway west of Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
The seventh and last debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 U.S. Senatorial Campaign was held at this site on October 15. Approximately five thousand people gathered in front of the old City Hall to hear the two . . . — — Map (db m154153) HM
On Market Street south of West Broadway, on the left when traveling north.
The two life-like statues represent a monumental event in our nation's history—the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
For a decade, the Illinois U.S. Senate seat was held by Stephen A. Douglas, one of the most famous politicians of his time. . . . — — Map (db m133288) HM
On William Street north of West Broadway (State Road 100), on the left when traveling north.
The warehouse of Godfrey, Gilman & Co. was situated at the foot of William Street near where the flour mill is located today. Broadway was a one lane street at that time called Short Street. The building was stone, three stories on the street . . . — — Map (db m211806) HM
On Henry Street at East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Henry Street.
The stately house down the block once housed the co-author of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States.
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free—honorable alike in what we give and what we . . . — — Map (db m133291) HM
On West 3rd Street just west of Piasa Street (U.S. 67), on the right when traveling east.
Miles Dewey Davis III is noted as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. The son of a successful dental surgeon and music teacher, he was born in Alton, Illinois prior to the family relocating to East St. Louis, Illinois . . . — — Map (db m144775) HM
On Rozier Street west of State Street, on the left when traveling south.
Alton Military Prison
In late 1861, Union Gen. Henry Halleck received permission to use the former Illinois State Penitentiary in Alton, Illinois, as a military prison. The old prison had 256 cells, a hospital, a warden's house, and . . . — — Map (db m154164) HM
On State Street at West Dalmar Avenue, on the right when traveling south on State Street.
"Godfrey [Illinois] was in the forefront of the early-day road paving enterprise of a century ago…that was the day of the celebrated plank toll roads." - Alton Evening Telegraph, July 17, 1952
In 1836, during construction of Monticello . . . — — Map (db m144919) HM
On William Street north of West Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
Prisoners at Alton Military Prison
The Alton Military Prison was inhabited by four different classes of prisoner, Confederates, civilians, Federal soldiers and a group called guerillas or bushwhackers.
Confederate prisoners of war made up . . . — — Map (db m211487) HM
Robert Pershing Wadlow, Alton's gentleman giant, was born February 22, 1918. He lived most of his life in Alton, where he attended Alton High School and Shurtleff College, now the campus of S.I.U.E. Dental School. At age five, Robert was 5'6" tall . . . — — Map (db m140133) HM
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