Location Verified
Smallpox Island Cemetery
Address
- Street:
- Lock and Dam Road
- City:
- West Alton
- State:
- Missouri
- Zip Code:
- 63386
- County:
- Saint Charles
- Phone:
- None
Location
- GPS Coordinates:
- 38.882313, -90.188988
- Maps:
Facts
- Also Known As:
- Lincoln Shields Recreation Area
- Active:
- No
- Condition:
- Destroyed
- Established:
- Unknown
- First|Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- National/Military
- Access Type:
- Public
- Historic Site:
- No
- Website:
- None
- Cemetery Map:
- None
- Notes:
The remains of these Southern patriots rest beneath the regulation pool of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam. A Monument was placed in memory of the 263 Confederate prisoners of war and 16 civilians who died from smallpox between August 1, 1863 and March 31, 1865.
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Last Update
- 03 October 2017
