Dragonfly Marsh

Dragonfly Marsh is in St. Charles, Missouri. Dragonfly Marsh is situated nearby to Heron Pond, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Avis Spiralis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clark Bridge and Alton Military Prison.

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 1½ miles north of Dragonfly Marsh.

Alton Military Prison

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865. Alton Military Prison is situated 2 miles northwest of Dragonfly Marsh.

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 2 miles north of Dragonfly Marsh.

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 3½ miles east of Dragonfly Marsh.

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 developed as a company town around a Standard Oil refinery built in 1907 and 1908 and was chartered as a city in 1923. Wood River is situated 4 miles east of Dragonfly Marsh.

Dragonfly Marsh

Type: Body of water
Location: St. Charles, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.86349° or 38° 51′ 49″ north

Longitude

-90.17462° or 90° 10′ 29″ west

Open location code

86CFVR7G+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 628789982

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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