Historical Markers and War Memorials in Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis is the county seat for Massac County
Metropolis is in Massac County
Massac County(25) ► ADJACENT TO MASSAC COUNTY Johnson County(7) ► Pope County(6) ► Pulaski County(13) ► Livingston County, Kentucky(27) ► McCracken County, Kentucky(149) ►
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On Market Street north of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Annie Turnbo Malone, the daughter of a Kentucky refugee slave and the 10th or 11 children was born on a farm in Massac County, and attended school in Metropolis. Annie Turnbo Malone is acknowledged as the true founder of African-American . . . — — Map (db m233641) HM
Named in honor of George Drouillard ((Drewyer)) who lived at Fort Massac before becoming one of the most valuable members on the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803 - 1806. — — Map (db m154849) HM
1500's Spanish Ownership
1702 French trading post and mission
1757 French fortification to block British expansion into Mississippi River, named Fort Massac
1764 French abandoned fort to British
1778 George Rogers Clark . . . — — Map (db m154811) HM
The monument, cannons and fountain are erected on this site of Old Fort Massac. Here on the twentieth of June, 1757, a fort called Fort Ascension, later known as Fort Massac, was completed by the French under Charles Phillippe Aubry. It was . . . — — Map (db m154822) HM
On Superman Square at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Superman Square.
It was a parachute plunge heard around the world when our own ''Man of Steele'', John Marvin Steele, hung on a steeple of the St. Mere Eglise Church in France. It was D-Day, June 6, 1944. While the warning bells clanged and deafened him, he had no . . . — — Map (db m186200) HM WM
Dedicated to the fight against cancer on 5 November 2014 - Worlds first lighthouse built to help fight cancer
"Where there's light, there's Hope!" — — Map (db m146334) HM
On Park Road south of East 5th Street (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling east.
George Rogers Clark arrived at Fort Massac on June 30, 1778, with about 175 men, under orders from Virginia to capture the British outposts in Illinois. British failure to regarrison the old French fort here enabled Clark to enter the Illinois . . . — — Map (db m60313) HM
In Memory of
George Rogers Clark
and his faithful companions in arms
who by their enterprise courage
devotion and sagacity won the
Illinois Country for The Common
Wealth of Virginia and so for
the American Union. This monument . . . — — Map (db m154851) HM WM
In recognition of the efforts of Joseph Cullen Blair (1871-1960) to preserve and beautify the State of Illinois through the establishment of Fort Massac State Park and the Illinois State Park System.
J.C. Blair is credited as the "Father of . . . — — Map (db m154821) HM
On November 11, 1803, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark arrived at Fort Massac. They spent three days here, recruiting men to join their westward expedition. They also hired George Drouillard to act as an interpreter on the journey. Known for his . . . — — Map (db m154569) HM
On West 7th Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling west on West 7th Street.
While fortunate to be on the banks of the Ohio, Metropolis has always had to deal with Mother Nature on a rampage. Whether it was sight-seeing with your friends by the Covington Hotel on Front Street in 1913, or struggling with personal . . . — — Map (db m186295) HM
On West 8th Street just west of Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
If it was Saturday in 1910, then it was time to hitch up the horse and buggy and go to town to trade eggs and butter for groceries and denim overalls. Lower Ferry Street was the place to meet friends, catch up on the latest good news, bad news, or . . . — — Map (db m186287) HM
On West 7th Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on West 7th Street.
It was always exciting and dangerous when the fire bell rang. "Black Charlie", the horse, kicked the back of his stall and firefighters knew it was time to move fast. All citizens were proud when their equipment advanced from horse-drawn wagon to . . . — — Map (db m186294) HM
On Market Street at West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street.
Noel Neill acted in almost 100 movies, but she is best known for her portrayal of Lois Lane in the television series "The Adventures of Superman." Miss Neill, also known as "The First Lady of Metropolis," has been a favorite celebrity guest of . . . — — Map (db m146300) HM
On Market Street north of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Oscar Micheaux was an author, film director, and independent producer of more than 40 motion pictures between 1919 and 1948. As America’s first major African-American filmmaker, Micheaux is considered by many as the forerunner of Tyler Perry and . . . — — Map (db m233640) HM
On Market Street west of West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
As old as the house it guards, this majestic magnolia is celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2020. A picture of the Elijah Curtis Home when the Curtis family lived here shows the young Magnolia. This tree was a seedling when it and others were . . . — — Map (db m167551) HM
On Market Street north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel, who created the iconic character Superman in 1938.
Robert "Bob" Westerfield, a Metropolis businessman who made the observation that his hometown and Superman's hometown shared the same name of Metropolis. In . . . — — Map (db m233643) HM
On Market Street north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Superman Statue is the Largest Superman Statue in the World and is 15 foot tall and weighs 6000 pounds. The Superman Statue was ordered on November 17, 1992, in the same month Superman "died" in the comics. Superman: The Man of Steel #17. . . . — — Map (db m233642) HM
Twice daily the Cowling blew its haunting whistle, docked at the foot of Ferry Street and brought people, produce and excitement from Paducah. For 25 cents a ride, families were united, lovers came to marry without a blood test and minstrel shows . . . — — Map (db m237130) HM
Home to thousands of men, women, and children, the Cherokee Nation once spread across parts of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. The 1830 Indian Removal Act required that the Cherokee and other southeastern tribes surrender their land . . . — — Map (db m154723) HM
On North Avenue south of Upper Salem Road, on the right when traveling south.
Erected in 1853, 500 yards west of this location. The church moved to this location in 1920. In the late 1960's it changed to:
Upper Salem Independent Baptist Church
On May 12, 2012 the building was destroyed by a fire.
The bell . . . — — Map (db m179300) HM
