Morris Birkbeck
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 22.638 W 088° 03.396
16S E 407709 N 4248206
Founded an English Colony here in 1817.
Waymark Code: WM7VEW
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Marker Text:

TO
MORRIS BIRKBECK

Who in 1817, with George Flower
founded the English settlement
in Edwards County. This memorial
is erected "in respect and
gratitude for the decided part
he took against the introduction
of slavery."

County: Edwards County

Historical Society: Department of Illinois Womens Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic

Dedication Date: October 27, 1929

Location: S. 4th St. & Main St., courthouse lawn, Albion

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