A monument dedicated to those who died and were buried on small pox island will be held April 27, 2002 at 10:AM, at the Lincoln Shields Recreation Area at West Alton Mo.
Most buried there were CSA prisoners held at the federal prison. The island and graves were lost when the island was flooded in 1865.The contact number for information is 1 888 899 2602 ext. # 232.