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 , to Elijah P.
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  • 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.

Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of , in . 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. is situated 690 feet east of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

House
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The are a historic house and brewery complex located at 1421-1431 Pearl St. in , . Philip Yakel, a German immigrant, built the brewery soon after coming to America in 1836. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

Bridge
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The is a cable-stayed bridge across the between and , United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. is situated 1 mile southwest of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a charming river town in just across the from , Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.

Village
is a village in , , United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. is situated 3 miles east of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

Town
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is a city in , . The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census. developed as a company town around a Standard Oil refinery built in 1907 and 1908 and was chartered as a city in 1923. is situated 4 miles southeast of Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument

Latitude
38.89016° or 38° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
-90.1659° or 90° 9′ 57″ west
Open location code
86CFVRRM+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 354231945
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data 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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