Miles cemetery at Eagle Cliff is located in a rural area of Monroe County that is 25 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri, and just west of the Monroe County seat in Waterloo, Illinois. The cemetery is situated on the cliffs overlooking the American Bottom flood plain of the Mississippi River.
There are soldiers buried here who fought in The Revolutionary War, Mexican-American War, Blackhawk War, and War of 1812. There also is a now empty mausoleum built into the bluff that our son can be seen standing on. After decades of being neglected and vandalized, the cemetery is now considered a historic site, and a donor-funded restoration effort is underway.
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Fountain Creek Bridge is a limestone arch bridge which crosses Fountain Creek near Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois. The bridge was constructed in 1849 and served as a road bridge until the 1920s, when Illinois Route 156 opened on a new bridge.
During the nineteenth century, stone arch bridges were commonly built in regions with stone quarries, such as Monroe County were roughly 100 stone bridges once existed. The Fountain Creek Bridge is the largest remaining stone arch bridge in the county and the second-largest which was only used by road traffic in the state.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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Tags: Waterloo Illinois IL Rural Monroe County Route 156 Fountain Creek Bridge Fountain Creek Creek Stream Water Stone Bridge Limestone Arch Bridge Architect Herman Garleb National Register Historic Places NRHP Reference# 78001176
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Fountain Creek Bridge is a limestone arch bridge which crosses Fountain Creek near Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois. The bridge was constructed in 1849 and served as a road bridge until the 1920s, when Illinois Route 156 opened on a new bridge.
During the nineteenth century, stone arch bridges were commonly built in regions with stone quarries, such as Monroe County were roughly 100 stone bridges once existed. The Fountain Creek Bridge is the largest remaining stone arch bridge in the county and the second-largest which was only used by road traffic in the state.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Tags: Waterloo Illinois IL Rural Monroe County Route 156 Fountain Creek Bridge Fountain Creek Creek Stream Water Stone Bridge Limestone Arch Bridge Architect Herman Garleb National Register Historic Places NRHP Reference# 78001176
A view of the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo, Illinois. Designed by Lloyd Prather, the center section of the courthouse was built in 1852-53, with the wings added in 1906. Partially seen behind the original courthouse is a much larger addition on the east side of the building that was added in 1995. The courthouse is listed as a contributing building for the Waterloo Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tags: Waterloo Monroe County Illinois IL County Seat Country Architect Lloyd Prather Waterloo Historic District National Register Places NRHP Reference 78001177
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A view of the bluffs in Monroe County, Illinois as seen from the American Bottom, the flood plain of the Mississippi River in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. Monroe County is situated to the southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. This southern portion of the American Bottoms is primarily agricultural.
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