Mineral rich spring waters were discovered along the French trail called the “Grand Trace” south of this location around 1720. A trading post called Eau Mineral, later Sulfur Springs, was established there and by 1846, Sulfur Springs . . . — — Map (db m167457) HM
Creal Springs Seminary stood 350 feet east southeast of this marker and opened on September 22, 1884. It was built on a five-acre tract purchased from Edward Creal by Gertrude Brown Murrah and her husband, Henry Clay Murrah, in March 1884. The . . . — — Map (db m167454) HM
Two Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the Northwest corner of this cemetery. John Damron was born in 1757 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He enlisted in the army in 1776, and served in the 9th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line. In . . . — — Map (db m167453) HM WM
George Rogers Clark passed this way late in June 1778 enroute from Fort Massac to capture Kaskaskia from British winning the west for the Union — — Map (db m216304) HM
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In recognition of the men who lost their lives in the conflict of June 21 & 22, 1922. A time of labor unrest and lawlessness which still stands as the largest loss of life due to a labor dispute in the country. A tragedy known as . . . — — Map (db m216308) HM
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In Memory
of
Our Heroic Dead
Veterans
of
the World War
1917-1918
(names in italics indicate Killed or Died in Service)
Otis C. Ladd • David E. Davies • Roscoe Propes • Preston Staton • . . . — — Map (db m216846) WM
Robert Butler was born Jan. 23, 1927 at 704 N. Garfield to Homer and Eva Clarida Butler. He has one brother, James William, younger than he.
Bob attended Jefferson, Logan and Washington schools as well as Marion Township High School, graduating . . . — — Map (db m119587) HM
Williamson County was formed from the south half of Franklin County on February 28, 1839. The county was divided into twelve congressional townships each consisting of 36 sections. The 16th section of each township was designated to sell in order to . . . — — Map (db m227613) HM
On August 19, 1861, then-U.S. Congressman and future Major General John a. Logan delivered his pivotal speech on this site. The speech resulted in the region remaining loyal to the North during the Civil War.
Recruiting the 31st Illinois . . . — — Map (db m242456) HM
On August 19, 1861, U.S. Congressman John A. Logan delivered his speech on this public square which resulted in this region remaining loyal to the North during the Civil War, 1861-1865.
The 31st Ill. Vol. Infantry Regt. Was formed with Logan . . . — — Map (db m242455) HM
The county of Williamson and the town of Marion were both born February 28, 1839 when the Illinois Legislature approved the formation of Williamson County out of Franklin County to the north. In October of that year William Benson deeded, as a . . . — — Map (db m119584) HM
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In memory of
James Gulledge
Ferne Kobler
Zelma Latham
Lynn Sue Moore
Pauline Pearson
Mae Rader
James Simmons
Helen White
Leona White
Effie Jane Wilson
May 29, 1982
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On May 29, 1982 . . . — — Map (db m119588) HM
