Near Culp Lane 0.3 miles east of Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The following is a description of Culp Lane Park that the Village of Bethalto has undertaken. As you can see the village of Bethalto teamed with the state of Illinois with Illinois First Funds as well as Madison County, Illinois Community . . . — — Map (db m141361) HM
On Randle Street at North Myrtle Street, on the right when traveling west on Randle Street.
Lusk Memorial Park is composed of the original "public burial ground," Edwardsville's oldest known cemetery, as well as a later expansion of the cemetery. Burials in the earlier cemetery, on the north side, began prior to 1812. The cemetery was . . . — — Map (db m263366) HM
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 159) north of West E Street, on the right when traveling south.
This Federal-style home was built in 1836 for Dr. John Weir (1809-1878) and his first wife, Hepzibah Damon (1810-1838). His first patients entered the house through a side entrance on the north face of the building. Weir, both a surgeon and . . . — — Map (db m187506) HM
On Madison Avenue at Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Madison Avenue.
Take a moment and look at the trail. Imagine a massive green steam engine with yellow stripes barreling toward you, blaring its whistle as it approaches. Or picture a much smaller electric "interurban" streetcar, maybe blue, or perhaps yellow, . . . — — Map (db m229266) HM
The Heritage Trail is dedicated to Ronald J. Foster, Sr. In recognition of his meritorious service to the Village of Glen Carbon as Trustee from 1965 to 1981 and Village President 1981 to 2001.
Ron's wife, Joan Treat Foster, was also a . . . — — Map (db m196666) HM
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 143/159), on the right when traveling south.
The remnants of Pogue Store, seen here, mark the center of Edwardsville's business district more than two centuries ago. In 1818, when Robert Pogue built his store, it was located directly across the street from courthouse square.
Pogue's was a . . . — — Map (db m160042) HM
Near Collinsville Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Bethel Meeting House 1805
The Bethel Meeting House was erected near the site of the historical marker on the Glen Carbon Road at the entrance to Lakewood, in 1805 by the frontier citizens of the Goshen settlement. This was first Methodist . . . — — Map (db m169618) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
From Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was routed over the streets of cities and towns both large and small. Thus its nickname "The Main Street of America." In Illinois, the first state to have all of Route 66 paved, the infamous highway was routed . . . — — Map (db m139428) 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 West Street (Illinois Route 157) at West Schwarz Street, on the right when traveling east on West Street.
Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, you can still "get . . . — — Map (db m144542) HM
On Memorial Park Road south of 1520 Street, on the right when traveling south.
George Washington was President in 1790 when a group of Kickapoo braves captured Ann Gilham, her daughter and 2 sons from their Kentucky cabin and forced them to travel overland to this place - known as Kickapoo Town, a major Kickapoo village in . . . — — Map (db m159311) HM
On Bohm School Road north of New Poag Road, on the right when traveling west.
Bohm Woods is a nature preserve complex comprised of four separately-owned land parcels. The largest of these parcels is Bohm Woods Nature Preserve; a 92-acre parcel at the core of the complex that is owned by the Illinois Department of Natural . . . — — Map (db m263427) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2346 0.1 miles north of Allphin Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1829 Ransom Allphin (1812-1854) and his parents migrated from Illinois to Montgomery (present Madison) County. Allphin acquired this property in an 1835 Mexican land grant. He and his wife Elizabeth (Johnston) had seven children. Allphin farmed . . . — — Map (db m220331) HM
On Collinsville Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Collinsville Street.
Illinois Central Depot
Railroad facilities in Glen Carbon were nothing less than fantastic. Excursion trains to Marine on the St. Louis & Eastern from St. Louis were "packed from one end to the other with pleasure seekers."
In October . . . — — Map (db m169616) HM
On Ramey Drive 0.3 miles south of Collinsville Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation creating America's first federal highway. The National Road would join the bustling cities of the East to the resource-rich wilderness of the West, connecting state capitals, county seats, . . . — — Map (db m144040) HM
Near Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail east of Collinsville Avenue..
Madison Coal Corporation
Coal Washer
Edwardsville Intelligencer, June 3, 1905
The Madison Coal Corporation has decided to build an extensive coal washing plant four miles south of Edwardsville in the Village of . . . — — Map (db m197079) HM
An electric streetcar traversed the road bed that is now Route 159 from 1899-1928. The East St. Louis and Suburban Railway was known locally as the Interurban or the "Yellow Hammer" due to the yellow cars and the rough ride. There were two . . . — — Map (db m196824) HM
On Collinsville Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Glen Carbon had a long and close relationship with railroads, a relationship fostered principally by the town's location and its coal mining heritage. The village's position at the head of one of the few valleys that deeply penetrate the low . . . — — Map (db m197074) HM
Charles Henry purchased property behind the present-day library in a beautiful park bordering Judy Creek in the early 1900s. While running a saloon near there, he dreamed of building a theatre. A few years later, he built the "The Imaginary Theatre" . . . — — Map (db m196841) HM
On Collinsville Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building housed the central office of the Madison Coal Corporation's mining operations in the State of Illinois. The company owned mines in Edwardsville, Mount Olive, Divernon and Herrin. The office was located less than one mile west of . . . — — Map (db m197064) HM
Coal Mine #1 opened in 1892, it was located just off Meridian Road one third of a mile north of the Covered Bridge. In November 1893, a major fire erupted that destroyed all top buildings and machinery. The loss was estimated at $30,000 and the . . . — — Map (db m196843) HM
Coal Mine #4 opened in 1893 with a shaft that was 180 feet deep. The mine ceased operation in 1914.
In March of 1906 the United Mine Workers of America organized a national strike. Newspapers reported that half a million workmen and their . . . — — Map (db m196834) HM
In 1892, Nelson Montgomery donated a strip of land for the right-of-way of the St. Louis and Eastern Railway (which later became the Illinois Central). This was the beginning of a small settlement that became known as Mont Station. It had a . . . — — Map (db m196669) HM
Near Bluff Road (Illinois Route 157) north of Interstate 270.
Some of the earliest families of the Goshen Settlement are resting here. Cira 1801 Lewis and Clark had not yet embarked on their westward exploration. Madison Territory extended to the Canadian border. An inventory of these gravestones has been . . . — — Map (db m151123) HM
On North Bluff Road (Illinois Route 157) north of Route 162, on the left when traveling north.
Peters Station is located at the intersection of Rt. 157 and Rt. 162. Originally known as Goshen Settlement, in 1840 it was changed to 'Peters," deriving its name from the William Peters family. The tracks of the three major intercity "steam" . . . — — Map (db m196838) HM
On North Bluff Road (Illinois Route 157) north of Route 162, on the left when traveling north.
Samuel Judy (Tschudi), a Swiss immigrant, was the first permanent white settler. He bought a crude log cabin from Ephraim Conner in 1801. He planted an orchard and completed the first brick home (opposite West Main Street) in 1808.
The area . . . — — Map (db m196835) HM
The Glen Carbon tower was built about 1902. The control tower overseeing rail activities stood in the "vee" between the Nickel Plate and Illinois Central tracks on the south side of the junction. This gave tower operators a clear view of the . . . — — Map (db m196671) HM
Near Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail east of Collinsville Avenue.
Neighborhoods were a vital part of the village of Glen Carbon. People from various parts of the world who spoke the same language tended to settle near one another.
The photograph of the village may have been taken by Mr. Anton Daenzer, . . . — — Map (db m197076) HM
On West Schwartz Street west of South Main Street ( Route 159), on the right when traveling east.
In 1844, Madison County began a program of caring for the poor. Ten years later the county purchased this property and the first permanent buildings were constructed during the Civil War. The purpose of the facility was to provide care for the . . . — — Map (db m163349) HM
On Park Drive just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the mid 1800s, roughly a quarter-mile east of where you stand, Madison County residents carved a settlement from farm fields, prairie grass, broken forests, and the National Road.
Here, the National Road was little more than a scraped-earth . . . — — Map (db m144106) HM
On Old U.S. 66 at Quinn Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 66.
Native American groups in the area included the Illini, Peoria, Sauk, and Kickapoo, along with several others. Due to historical erasure of these marginalized peoples, it is difficult to find detailed information about their involvement in this . . . — — Map (db m266944) HM
On Front Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
[Front] The largest engagement of the Civil War in Madison County was fought during a driving rainstorm here at the site of the railroad depot. Under the command of Col. Josiah Patterson, the Confederate forces (~1000 cavalry and a battery of . . . — — Map (db m85836) HM
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 143) 0.1 miles north of Hillsboro Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
First erected in 1923 at the corner of St. Louis Street and North Main Street
Through funds raised by public donations, the clock was relocated in this Clock Tower park and presented to the City of Edwardsville in gratitude for its . . . — — Map (db m52630) HM
Near Springfield Road north of Route 159. Reported missing.
One quarter-mile to the west stood Fort Russell, a wooden stockade which served as a base of supplies and operations for the Illinois Militia during the War of 1812. From here, for months at a time, Governor Ninian Edwards administered the affairs . . . — — Map (db m202080) HM
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 143/159) at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on North Main Street.
Site of the courthouse where, in 1824, political enemies convicted Governor Edward Coles of illegally freeing his slaves. "To preserve to a continuous line of generations that liberty obtained by the valor of our forefathers, we must make . . . — — Map (db m143182) HM
On SE Madison Drive south of West Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Like many communities, Ridgeland's
early growth was due in large part to
the presence of the railroad. Access to
an existing railroad greatly influenced
Edward Treakle and Gorton Nichols of the
Highland Colony Company to develop
the fertile . . . — — Map (db m259544) HM
Near Mounds Rd (State Road 232) 0.4 miles south of Markleville Rd (County Road S300E).
German immigrant Frederick Bronnenberg arrived in this area with his wife, Barbara, and several children in 1821. While traveling to Illinois, one of the oxen in their team gave out nearby. The Bronnenbergs decided to make their home here, in . . . — — Map (db m62127) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
In 1831, Congress passed a bill appropriating money for the extension of the Cumberland Road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In 1836-37 this great National Road was completed through Madison County.
At the beginning of the 19th Century, hardly . . . — — Map (db m96977) HM
On Denmark Jackson Road at Britton Lane, on the right when traveling east on Denmark Jackson Road.
This church, built by slaves in 1854, played a significant role in Madison County’s Civil War experiences. In April 1861, days after the firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, 104 local men formed a company called The Danes, later part of the 6th . . . — — Map (db m74848) HM
On South Liberty Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Liberty Street.
Lynching in America
Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism . . . — — Map (db m168751) HM
John B. E. Canal
A representative from
Madison County in the
General Assembly of Illinois
Born at Baltimore
June 24, 1809
Died at Vandalia
December 31, 1830
Benjamin A. Clark
Representative of the
General Assembly . . . — — Map (db m42627) HM
On Longfellow Avenue south of Troy Road, on the right when traveling east.
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
The story of the Madison County Transit (MCT) Trails is really a story about the vision and tenacity of one man, Jerry J. Kane. . . . — — Map (db m281012) HM
Near Mounds Road (State Road 232) 0.4 miles south of Markleville Road (County Road S300E), on the right when traveling south.
The Bronnenbergs represent true pioneer spirit and a preservationist ethic.
Frederick Brandenburg was born in 1775 in Germany. As a youth he apprenticed as a tanner. Brandenburg immigrated to America as a young man, changing his name to . . . — — Map (db m163062) HM
On Bleecker Street at Charlotte Street, on the right when traveling east on Bleecker Street.
[Main body] The Convention to establish the New York State Anti-Slavery Society met in Utica because of Oneida County's fiery Abolitionist leadership, the influence of the religious revival movement, the city's unique location, and the . . . — — Map (db m262060) HM
On Old Town Crossing south of West Jackson Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1896, two Chicago investors named Edward
M. Treakle and Gorton W. Nichols purchased
land from James B. Yellowley, who had moved to
Madison County in 1853 from North Carolina. In
1900, Nichols, R.H. Thompson and W.H. Shergold
formed the . . . — — Map (db m259561) HM
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
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