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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Madison County, Illinois
Edwardsville is the county seat for Madison County
Adjacent to Madison County, Illinois
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Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois, was born into one of the wealthiest families in Virginia in 1786 and graduated from William & Mary. Although raised on a plantation, Coles was an anti-slavery advocate who persistently urged Presidents . . . — — Map (db m182845) HM
John Reynolds, Illinois' fourth governor, was born in Pennsylvania in 1788 to Irish immigrants. His family moved from Pennsylvania to Tennessee to Kaskaskia, IL, and in 1807 to an area known as the Goshen Settlement near Edwardsville. Reynolds . . . — — Map (db m182842) HM
Ninian Edwards, Illinois' third governor, was born in Maryland in 1775. Edwards attended college in Pennsylvania but left to study law in Kentucky, where he became chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1807. Edwards moved to Illinois in . . . — — Map (db m182844) HM
Thomas Ford was Illinois' eighth governor. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, where his widowed mother struggled to raise the family amidst poverty. The family moved to Illinois in 1805. Ford studied law for one term at Transylvania University in . . . — — Map (db m182841) HM
In grateful memory of the early settlers,
who by courage industry and endurance
transformed a wilderness into a
land of order peace and plenty. — — Map (db m145603) HM
Social visionary N.O. Nelson founded the village of LeClaire in 1890, naming it after Edme Jean LeClaire, who inaugurated profit sharing in France. In contrast to unsanitary urban tenement districts, LeClaire was a model cooperative village offering . . . — — Map (db m143190) HM
In 1869, the abandoned Madison County Circuit Clerk's office at 1210 N. Main Street was designated as Edwardsville's "colored" school. It later became known as "Lincoln School." Though segregated, it was the first state-funded free public school . . . — — Map (db m173664) HM
Territorial Governor 1809-1818
U.S. Senator from Illinois 1818-1824
Elected Third Governor of Illinois 1826-1831
City of Edwardsville was named in his honor in 1813 — — Map (db m54296) HM
This monument was dedicated September 16, 1912, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Madison County and rededicated on September 15, 2012, to commemorate its 200th anniversary.
Dedicated to early Madison County settlers by Governor Charles . . . — — Map (db m145602) HM
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
The once world-renowned concert venue Mississippi River Festival ("MRF") began as a pioneering experiment in regional cooperation between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the St. Louis Symphony. The Symphony was invited to establish . . . — — Map (db m144301) HM
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
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
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
For nearly four decades, this charming brick building served as a bustling automobile service station on America's most iconic highway, US Route 66 - which ran right past this location through the heart of Edwardsville. Travelers and locals by the . . . — — Map (db m228142) HM
At least five large post-circle monuments were built at this location from AD 1100 to 1200, each with a different diameter and number of posts. Woodhenge III is the circle most extensively excavated and is the one reconstructed here, in the original . . . — — Map (db m62174) HM
Acme School was located approximately 1.1 miles further east from this pocket park on Glen Crossing Road. Built in 1910, Acme School was a model of new architecture for school houses.
From a 1912 article in the Edwardsville . . . — — Map (db m178559) HM
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
"The Peters Nine" Circa 1914
Back Row: Jack Modene, Pete Weckman, (Unknown), Bert Evans, Steve Smola, Frank Smola
Front Row: Henry Sepemeyer, Emil Brockmeier, Ed . . . — — Map (db m169605) HM
Erected near this site in 1805 by the frontier citizens of the Goshen Settlement was the first Methodist church in Illinois
These grounds surrounding it were the scene of many early camp meetings and frontier revivals. In later years the church . . . — — Map (db m147890) HM
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
The coal company owned and platted much of the land in Glen Carbon. It encouraged village leaders to make material improvements within the newly-formed community by making cash donations toward such purposes. The company awarded prizes in the . . . — — Map (db m169611) HM
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
Main Street, 1880
Early maps show Glen Carbon's Main Street as a major trail - possibly even a portion of the Goshen Trail. Trails and roads meant horses and wagons. The earliest known business appearing on the trail following a course . . . — — Map (db m169627) HM
A tribute to honor Veterans who have served or those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces
In memory of those who gave their lives for their country in World War II
William S. Giza
William F. Landa
Leonard T. . . . — — Map (db m169593) WM
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
Glen Carbon Volunteer Fire Department
Early village records contain frequent references to fires and fire fighting. On January 18, 1898 Ordinance No. 60 was passed creating a . . . — — Map (db m169610) HM
Glen Carbon snared the first half championship by downing Granite City in a play-off game 13-12. It was the seventh straight victory for the Glen team.
The regular first half ended in a tie between Glen Carbon and Granite City and required a . . . — — Map (db m169625) HM
The Smola Family Homestead
Circa 1878-80
Pictured: William Smola (1833-1899), Frank Smola (1873-1931), Joseph Nicholas Smola (1865-1947), William Smola (1858-1941) Josephine Smola (1870-1905), Elizabeth Smola (1861-1915), Josephine . . . — — Map (db m169629) HM
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
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
To All Employees
The danger connected with the wearing of gloves, loose jackets and other articles of clothing, that from their very nature can readily be caught in belts or . . . — — Map (db m169603) HM
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
[Reproduction of several articles from the Edwardsville Intelligencer.]
Odd Fellow Building
The Odd Fellow organization erected this building for a meeting place in . . . — — Map (db m169604) HM
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
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
[Marker features a set of historic photos:]
Greetings from Glen Carbon, Ill.
View of Glen Carbon from the west before 1910 (no Village Hall). Street in center is Sunset with First Methodist Church.
1918 World War I - Left to . . . — — Map (db m169595) HM
[Marker features a set of historic photos:]
Meat being unloaded behind Schroeder's Meat Market - Left to right: Anton Schroeder, Frenchy ?, John Sido (on wagon), Bingo ?.
Methodist Ladies October 1947 - Left to right: Back . . . — — Map (db m169596) HM
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
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
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
[Marker features a set of historic photos:]
Engine on Ill. Central Railroad
Engine No. 480 is parked on the Illinois Central Railroad at the Illinois Central Depot (at the intersection of Collinsville Street and Bike Trail). This . . . — — Map (db m169614) HM
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
(front:)
Buried in Nix/Judy Cemetery on hilltop:
Pvt John Nix served with the SC troops under Cpt Davis, Richard Win's Rgt. He served under Cpt Thomas Baker in the battles of Eutaw Springs and Orangeburg.
Pvt Henry Thornhill . . . — — Map (db m151118) HM WM
First Peter's Station School, built about 1814 (later known as the Smola School.) When this photograph was taken the building was being razed and the chimney had already been torn down. Thomas Shashek's mother and father both attended this . . . — — Map (db m169612) 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
[Marker features a set of historic photos and articles:]
[Article from the Edwardsville Intelligencer titled "Glen Carbon: Thriving Mining Village, Edwardsville's Nearest Neighbor"]
Village Government 1989
Left to right: . . . — — Map (db m169613) HM
The Old Village Hall & Firehouse was built in 1910 for $5,625 on land donated by the Madison Coal Corporation. Fire equipment was housed on the first floor and the Village Government utilized the second floor. A jail was located in the basement. The . . . — — Map (db m145878) HM
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
The Yanda Log Cabin was built in 1853 by Austrian immigrant William Yanda, a blacksmith. The family owned the property for at least three generations, including Frank Yanda, Jr., an early mayor.
This cabin was restored in 1992 by Glen Carbon . . . — — Map (db m163555) HM
One of he earliest settlers at Clifton Terrace was John Gottlieb Stiritz, who settled in this area in approximately 1850. He was typical of German-American immigrants who brought their honored traditions from Germany to the Midwest. The winery at . . . — — Map (db m220760) HM
"He was not a perfect man, but the leading aim of his long life was to do right and benefit his fellow men, and in this he was eminently successful." - Article titled "Capt. Benjamin Godfrey." The Alton Telegraph, August 29, 1862
. . . — — Map (db m144941) HM
"Compared to other surviving Greek Revival churches in Illinois, the building stands on its own. There is nothing like it in the state." - Illinois Department of Conservation, 1977
Completed in 1854, the Benjamin Godfrey Memorial . . . — — Map (db m144922) HM
In 1888, the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad bought the right-of-way to the land between the Clifton Inn and the Mississippi River. Shortly thereafter, a railroad track was laid along the base of the bluffs and extended from Alton to Grafton. . . . — — Map (db m220756) HM
"I am certain of one thing: My work has taken me from one end of the Mississippi River to the other - from the crest of the watershed above the Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the mouth of Southwest Pass a hundred miles down from New . . . — — Map (db m220758) HM
Scenic vistas, blossoming fields, soaring eagles and a rich history lure visitors off the main stretch of the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway to discover Godfrey during every season of the year. The beauty of the bluff region can . . . — — Map (db m220776) HM
The Godfrey Cemetery, originally known as Monticello Cemetery, was part of the property owned by Benjamin Godfrey that was donated to the Monticello Seminary in February 1840. Four acres of the property were to be used for interments for the . . . — — Map (db m144940) HM
"Although there is an occasional profile which suggests the Greek Revival, it is as [though] it were designed from a hazy memory the atmosphere of the whole indicates a southern influence." - Historic American Buildings Survey, 1934 . . . — — Map (db m144942) HM
Miles of rich farmland, scenic vistas and proximity to the river attract residents to Godfrey today, just as it did the early settlers of the 1800s. In 1817, Jacob and Sarah Lurton traveled from Louisville, Kentucky with their family and settled . . . — — Map (db m220777) HM
LaVista Park is a 93-acre community park located off of Route 3 in the Village of Godfrey. The park was acquired in 2000 with the assistance of the Great Rivers Land Trust in conjunction with a state OSLAD grant. It is an asset to the Godfrey park . . . — — Map (db m220767) HM
Charles A. Lindbergh, Air Mail Pilot, personally selected the 40-acre site on Airport Road for use as an emergency landing field during the Chicago-St. Louis mail flights. In August 1926, the United States Government leased the level tract of land . . . — — Map (db m154162) HM
"My years at Monticello formed such an epoch, and it is no flattery to say that to you I owe much of the richness and beauty of the landscape over which I now exult. For your teaching gave me intellectually a broader scope and firmer footing . . . — — Map (db m144920) HM
Civil War
1861-1865
Spanish American War
1898-1899
World War
1917-1919
Erected by Sarah Jane McEvers Tent No 90
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
May 30, 1935
(plaque)
Our Mission is to . . . — — Map (db m187611) WM
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 m144521) HM
Six Mile Prairie, located in the American Bottom six miles from St. Louis, was first settled in the 1830's by American farm families who migrated from the Upland south. With their crude farm implements, these pioneers broke through the tough prairie . . . — — Map (db m138844) HM
Granite City grew up a mill town, drawing its expanding population from the flood of Central European immigrants who came to this new land with not much more than their heritage and optimism, in search of freedom and opportunity.
Two German . . . — — Map (db m205771) HM
The Earney Family
Howard A. Earney / P.O.W. / WWII / U.S. Army Air Corps.
Annie T Earney / wife
Howard K. Earney / Viet Nam / U.S. Coast Guard
Timothy C. Earney / Germany / Viet Nam / U.S. Army
Lawrence R. Earney / Home . . . — — Map (db m187609) WM
Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives for their country.
Granite City Madison Mitchell Nameoki Pontoon Beach Stallings Venice
World War I
Baumann, John Class, Ossie Conway, Charles Devany, Pat I. . . . — — Map (db m187595) WM
It Began with Four Cars
Cassens Transport began in 1931 when Albert and Arnold hauld four new cars from Detroit to their father George's dealership in Hamel. By 1941, Cassens had a fleet of 35 car transporters operating from its terminal . . . — — Map (db m144481) HM
The exact location of Lewis & Clark's Camp River Dubois winter campsite is not known - all physical evidence is gone. Guided by journal entries, Clark's rough sketches, and maps, historians have deduced the look and general location of this historic . . . — — Map (db m163849) HM
Near here at Camp Dubois, the Lewis and Clark Detachment spent the winter of 1803. They left on May 14, 1804, ascending the Missouri River to its source. Crossed the Great Divide reaching the Pacific on November 7, 1805. They returned to Illinois on . . . — — Map (db m141833) HM
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark of the Corps of Discovery stayed at Camp River Dubois during the winter of 1803–1804, on their journey to find an all-water-route to the Pacific Ocean. For five months, the Corps stayed near the confluence of . . . — — Map (db m2400) HM
In 1804-1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on an epic journey. Charged by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory, they mapped the . . . — — Map (db m163844) HM
Near this site along the river Dubois, in the vicinity of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the Corps of Discovery established its 1803-1804 winter camp and prepared for the historic expedition, which departed on May 14, 1804. — — Map (db m163841) HM
The exact number of participants on the expedition is uncertain. Journals of participants indicate that it may have been as few as 26 and as many as 45. The following names were mentioned in accounts of the expedition:
Meriwether Lewis . . . — — Map (db m142937) HM
January 8, 1987 to March 18, 2013
Aaron Ripperda was born to Kent and Tina Ripperda. Kind, rambunctious and enthusiastic, he could easily make his sister Kendall laugh. Aaron added those in need early in his school life, shaping his . . . — — Map (db m187777) HM WM
October 9, 1946 to September 19, 1968
Richard Alphonse Hoffmann was born October 9, 1946, in Highland, IL. He grew up living in his family's home at Lindendale Park, where his father was the caretaker.
Richard was stricken with polio at . . . — — Map (db m187786) HM WM
Michael Deck with his wife Susannah, and their eleven children, George J., Henry, Felix, Elizabeth, Michael, Jacob, Nicholas, Joseph, Anna, Christiny and her husband Samuel Fitch, Margaret with her husband Mattmias Long and Mike's brother Jacob . . . — — Map (db m156733) HM
The City of Highland dedicates this park to Dennis H. Rinderer for his unwavering devotion to the community.
Dennis H. Rinderer was born on July 5, 1939, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, Illinois. He and his brothers, Dale and Larry, were . . . — — Map (db m187776) HM
Dr. Kasper Koepfli wished to lead a party of fellow Swiss to the United States where opportunities existed for immigrants. He persuaded a number of relatives and friends, all from Sursee, Switzerland to make the trip. The party consisted of Dr. . . . — — Map (db m156737) HM
During the era of stagecoach travel, the building before you played an important role. It anchored a relay station.
Coach journeys were broken into stages of about 10 miles. At the end of each stage, drivers stopped at a relay station like . . . — — Map (db m144107) HM
Louis Latzer was born in 1848 on a farm just south of Highland. He was educated in the Highland public schools and attended Illinois Industrial School (now University of Illinois) for a time before he returned to Highland in 1869 to run the family's . . . — — Map (db m156752) HM
Chapel built in 1884
Presented to City of Highland July 7, 1884 by Mayor F.B. Suppiger. According to the will of John Suppiger family who died in the Schiller shipwreck, 1875
Declared Historical Landmark August 8, 1974
Restored through . . . — — Map (db m153058) HM
From its settlement in 1831 and onward, Highland attracted citizens from Switzerland and southern Germany. The more well-to-do of these early Highland families would travel to visit their homelands. In the summer of 1875, a group of Highlanders . . . — — Map (db m156739) HM
November 12, 1974 to September 29, 2008
Gary J. Vasquez was a 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Sgt 1st Class, on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was a friend to many, an admired brother, a loving son and the beloved husband of . . . — — Map (db m187781) HM WM
March 1, 1946 to February 20, 1969
Junior Floyd Roniger was born March 1, 1946, in Trenton, IL, in Clinton County. He was the son of Gilmer and Virginia (Hammer) Roniger (now deceased). He graduated from Highland High School in Highland, IL, . . . — — Map (db m187783) HM WM
John Jacob Spindler (1825-1899) arrived here from Basel, Switzerland. After trying distillery and milling businesses, he opened a large general merchandise store.
In 1883, his son, John Jacob Spindler Jr., helped form the Highland Swiss . . . — — Map (db m156751) HM
(center plaque:)
Dedicated to
the memory of
all who proudly
served and protected
their country
(left of center plaque:)
City of Highland Mayor Joseph R. Michaelis' vision for this park was to honor those who have . . . — — Map (db m187788) WM
In memory of
Capt. Curtis Blakeman
and the
Marine Settlement
Just north of here, in 1819, a group of sea captains,
Blakeman, Allen, Breath, Deselherst, and Mead
from Connecticut, arrived and built log cabins,
naming the . . . — — Map (db m48946) HM
