On Main Street (County Road 543) north of County Road 526, on the right when traveling north.
Florida, Mo., a settlement of about 60 families and several businesses, ...had two streets, each a couple of hundred yards long; the rest of the avenues mere lanes, with rail fences and cornfields on either side. Both the streets and lanes were . . . — — Map (db m123614) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 24) south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
James Monroe was born at Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758 to Scots-Welsh parents. He attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia but left school to enlist in the Third Virginia Regiment, . . . — — Map (db m149767) HM
On Route FF (County Route FF) at Farm to Market Road 327, on the left when traveling west on Route FF.
On October 13, 1838 about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at Clinton, Mo (North Fork) on the forced removal from Indiana to Oklahoma. They had traveled 17 miles from See's Creek. Chief Ash-Kum asked that Gen. A. Morgan not leave the emigration . . . — — Map (db m221437) HM
On West Main Street at North Main Cross Street when traveling west on West Main Street.
This is a two sided markerSide A:
Bowling Green, the capital of Pike County, lies 12 miles in from the Mississippi River on a rolling plain, 880 feet above sea level. First pioneer here, John W. Basye, came in 1820 and by 1823, . . . — — Map (db m78676) HM
On East Champ Clark Drive west of Penn Street, on the right when traveling west.
James B. "Champ" Clark House
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America — — Map (db m243930) HM
On 1st Street at Howard Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street.
Each winter, bald eagles leave their northern breeding grounds and migrate south along the Mississippi River. Searching for open water and a plentiful food source, many eagles call Clarksville home during the winter months.
[Photo captions, left to . . . — — Map (db m156343) HM
On 1st Street at Howard Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street.
[High Water Mark]
Dedicated to the
Volunteer Flood Fighters
of the Great Flood of 73.
The Great Flood of 1973
exceeded all other
floods in discharge,
stage and duration in
the reach of the
Mississippi River between
Keokuk, Iowa . . . — — Map (db m156328) HM
On 1st Street north of Howard Street, on the right when traveling north.
Throughout its history, Clarksville has survived a number of “great” Mississippi River floods – in 1851, 1973, 1993, and 2008. Each time, residents have worked to limit flood damage, and have slowly rebuilt their town. In the . . . — — Map (db m156345) HM
On 2nd Street (State Highway 79) at Kentucky Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
Dedicated to the men and women
who served their country with honor
——————————————
[Namesakes of the Legion Post]
Walter H. Dudley
Killed in Action
Oct. . . . — — Map (db m156327) WM
On Main Street at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Champ Clark Bridge was opened in 1928 and connected Louisiana, Missouri with the state of Illinois over the Mississippi River. The Louisiana and Pittsfield Chambers of Commerce agreed on the need for this bridge. This five-span Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m156374) HM
On Main Street at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Resident of Louisiana, Missouri
City Clerk, State Representative,
Brigadier General, Senator and Judge
Author of the 13th Constitutional Amendment
Early Advocate of Women's Suffrage
Protector of Presidential Authority
Roadbuilder and . . . — — Map (db m156391) HM
On North Main Street at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
John Brooks Henderson was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Lincoln County, Missouri when he was six years old. By age 10, he was an orphan.
Henderson overcame what could have been a life of obscurity to be a Pike County teacher, . . . — — Map (db m141281) HM
On Georgia Street east of County Route NN, on the right when traveling east.
This is a two sided markerSide A:
Louisiana, early Mississippi River port, known for the Delicious apple developed here and grown through the world, was settled, in 1817, when John Bryson pre-empted land near the confluence of the . . . — — Map (db m78675) HM
"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
On Missouri Route 19 at East Street, on the right when traveling east on Missouri Route 19.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right on State Highway 79.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79.
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
On State Highway 79 at Ilasco Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 79.
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
On Riverview Drive north of Ash Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Main Street (Business U.S. 61) north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(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
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