Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument
The Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, also known as the Elijah Lovejoy Monument, Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, Lovejoy Monument, and Lovejoy State Memorial, is a memorial in Alton, Illinois, to Elijah P.Photo: Kazvorpal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Memorial in Alton, Illinois
- Also known as: “Lovejoy State Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton National Cemetery and Yakel House and Union Brewery.
Alton National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments. Alton National Cemetery is situated 690 feet east of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.
Yakel House and Union Brewery
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Yakel House and Union Brewery are a historic house and brewery complex located at 1421-1431 Pearl St. in Alton, Illinois. Philip Yakel, a German immigrant, built the brewery soon after coming to America in 1836. Yakel House and Union Brewery is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Illinois2011, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois, United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. Clark Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.
Alton
Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.
East Alton
Village
East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 3 miles east of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.
Wood River
Town
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census. Wood River is situated 4 miles southeast of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.
Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89016° or 38° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-90.1659° or 90° 9′ 57″ westOpen location code
86CFVRRM+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 354231945OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5360980
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In Other Languages
“Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lovejoy State Memorial”
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