LeClaire, Illinois

LeClaire, Illinois (HM1147)

Location: Edwardsville, IL 62025 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 48.263', W 89° 57.074'

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Social visionary N.O. Nelson founded the village of LeClaire in 1890, naming it after Edme Jean LeClaire, who inaugurated profit sharing in France. In contrast to unsanitary urban tenement districts, LeClaire was a model cooperative village offering affordable homes, a healthful environment, free education, many opportunities for recreation and self-improvement, and pleasant working conditions at the N.O. Nelson Manufacturing Company. To support his commitment to the "Golden Rule," Nelson implemented profit sharing and employee benefits. During the Great Depression the City of Edwardsville annexed the village. LeClaire was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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HM NumberHM1147
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByCity of Edwardsville, Friends of LeClaire, and the Illinois State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 7:33am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 243720 N 4299207
Decimal Degrees38.80438333, -89.95123333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 48.263', W 89° 57.074'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 48' 15.78" N, 89° 57' 4.44" W
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Area Code(s)618
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-744 Longfellow Ave, Edwardsville IL 62025, US
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