Enjoy a tour of Monroe County, Illinois and find some caches along the way. This tour will take you around the county to historic and scenic places. Most of the containers are micros so if you do not like those you might want to skip the tour. Please respect the location of some of these caches and when parking along a roadway stay safe. The majority of the caches are close to the road or within short walking distance. One is a hike up a hill but I guarantee the view from the top will be worth it.
As of this date the caches are numbered from north to south with # 1 being the northern most cache. Since people will be starting from different locations there is no set route. You do not have to do these in numerical order, and you may not want to complete all of the tour in one trip.
Some of the placements are not the very "exciting" type, but you will have something to look at while there and upon completion of the tour I hope you will say it was worth it, including the common hides. At a couple of locations if you have not been there before you may want to include the time to stop and stay awhile.
There is only one rule for this tour and it is that the hours are daylight only. There will be less problems if you follow this rule and I am sure the residents and police will appreciate it. Illinois state law prohibits the entry of a cemetery after sunset. Enjoy, bring your own pencil and additional stages may be added later.
# 32 - Ste. Anne's Church
Located on Route 155 between Prairie du Rocher and Fort de Chartres just inside of Randolph County but too important to leave off the Monroe County tour.
In 1721 the Church of Ste. Anne was built near here, outside the first Fort de Chartres. In 1731 a larger church of post-on-sill construction, 50 by 30 feet, with a thatched roof, was constructed by the inhabitants of the village of Chartres. The parish included chapels at Prairie du Rocher (St. Joseph) and at St. Phillipe (the Visitation). After the abandonment of the village of Chartres, St. Joseph's became the parish church.