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1965 - First flying in September of 1965, the A-7 Corsair II replaced the A-4 Skyhawk as Naval Aviation's front line light attack aircraft. The multi-mission A-7E Corsair II was unparalleled in its . . . — — Map (db m168347) HM
Virtually every older city in America was first populated by immigrants. In Edwardsville, the Czech Hall was built in 1906 by Czechoslovakian settlers as a gym and meeting hall. In 2002, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places. . . . — — Map (db m281138) HM
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
Dedicated on June 3, 1982
In recognition of 50 years of outstanding service to the Edwardsville Municipal Band during which he served 25 years as its director
Edwardsville Rotary Club serving the community as the major contributor to . . . — — Map (db m54303) 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
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
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
This tract of ground was the first cemetery in the City of Edwardsville. Buried here are the soldiers of our early wars and the pioneer settlers of this community. — — Map (db m144183) HM
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
Known as the "Mother Road" and the "Main Street of America," Route 66 made its mark in history books, pop culture, and thousands of families' scrapbooks.
Route 66 was established in 1926 as one of the first roads in the United States . . . — — Map (db m287003) HM
The Goshen Road was one of the main arteries of travel in the early 1800's, when Illinois was frontier country. The road ran in a northwesterly direction from Shawneetown to Edwardsville -- a distance of more than 150 miles. Shawneetown and . . . — — Map (db m138859) HM
Charles Samuel Deneen, Illinois' 23rd governor, was born in Edwardsville in 1863. Deneen was raised in nearby Lebanon, where he graduated from McKendree College (now McKendree University) in 1882. He later attended Union College of Law in Chicago . . . — — Map (db m182840) HM
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
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
Route 66 winds through historic Edwardsville. This storied road inspired a wave of eager travelers who found cafes, shops and stops that served up local flavors, a place to rest, and fuel, tires and services. Many of these spots remain standing . . . — — Map (db m281135) HM
"The Leclaire Athletic Base Ball Club, one of the strongest amateur clubs in Southern Illinois, winning 48 out of 58 games the last two seasons, and on account of not having an enclosed park are again soliciting support of the business houses and . . . — — Map (db m286983) 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
"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
The exterior architecture of this home was design to fit within the overall aesthetic of the neighborhood. Its massive interior, high-end construction materials, and detailed interior design separated it from the rest of the homes in . . . — — Map (db m286830) 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 . . . — — Map (db m143190) HM
"Every brick and every board and every nail that is put into this building is for the benefit of humanity."
N.O. Nelson (remark to Mary Barnsback and Roland Van Hyning overlooking the future site of Leclaire Academy) . . . — — Map (db m286859) 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
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
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
"Mr. Nelson's life of seventy-eight years was so full of activity that he was known to many people in many lands. He was a dreamer with visions carrying far into the future and yet with the ability to mold altruism into everyday life - a . . . — — Map (db m286982) 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
In 2020, the 135-year-old Nickel Plate Railroad Station was restored and reopened on the N.O. Nelson Campus of Lewis & Clark Community College in the Historic Leclaire neighborhood. The Edwardsville Children's Museum is proud to offer educational . . . — — Map (db m286968) 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
Early Political Career
Born in 1775 in Montgomery County, Maryland, Ninian Edwards moved to Kentucky in 1794 and was elected to the Kentucky legislature in 1795. He was appointed to serve as Chief Justice in the Kentucky Court of Appeals . . . — — Map (db m263411) HM
The architecture of this home is Federalist, a style that was popular during our country's founding. Examples of this style include The White House and Monticello - the home of Thomas Jefferson, for whom this street is named.
This home . . . — — Map (db m286969) 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
Artifacts recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001 courtesy of The Port Authority of NY & NJ and displayed in memory of the 2,752 victims, including:
343 NYC Firefighters
37 Port Authority Police Officers
23 New . . . — — Map (db m308355) 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
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
