Aug. 28, 1785 - June 10, 1853
Born in Maryland. Clerk of First General Assembly of Illinois Territory, Kaskaskia 1812. Clerk of House of Representatives and of Legislative Council, 1815. Clerk of Constitutional Convention 1818. Secretary of Senate 1818-20. Chief Surveyor of Town of Vandalia 1819. Superintendent of National Road in Illinois. Co-Founder of Greenup, Illinois 1834.| HM Number | HMSF9 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the The Historic National Road series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1974 |
| Placed By | Vandalia Historical Society, in memory of Joseph C. Burtschi |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 1:39am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 318659 N 4314148 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.95755000, -89.09285000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 57.453', W 89° 5.571' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 57' 27.18" N, 89° 5' 34.26" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 618 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 42-98 S 2nd St, Vandalia IL 62471, US |
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