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
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
[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
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
Dedicated to the men and women
who served their country with honor
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[Namesakes of the Legion Post]
Walter H. Dudley
Killed in Action
Oct. . . . — — Map (db m156327) WM
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
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
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
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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
