| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — One of The Original Milestones (# 93) |
| | One of the original Milestones which marked the trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 93 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — Map (db m11651) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — One of The Original Milestones (# 97) |
| | One of the original Milestones which marked the Trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 97 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — Map (db m11658) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — Pontiac Peace Treaty |
| | A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), many Indian tribes showed dissatisfaction with British rule. Indian leaders believed the land belonged to the Indians and that the French and British occupied it only by their consent, but the British had no intention . . . — Map (db m10997) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Kansas — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Edgar / Coles Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m10988) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Paris, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m10937) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — American Revolution War Memorial - Edgar County Illinois |
| |
[First Plaque - Front of Boulder:]
1775 - D. A. R. (Crest) - 1783
To the Honor and Glory
of the Soldiers of the
- American Revolution -
who are buried in Edgar Co.
[Row One:]
Elijah Austin Hugh Barr James Benson Gurdin Burnham Elijah Clay John Conrey William Gannon, Sr. Ferrel Hester William Hurst William James
[Row Two:]
James Knight, Sr. William Meadows William Means Asa Moore Stephen Ogden George Redmon . . . — Map (db m23460) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — Millstones Long in the Service of Pioneers 110 years Working Millstones |
| |
[Plaque One:]
These Millstones long in the Service
of our Pioneers dedicated to their memory
by the Edgar County Historical Society
1817 - 1927
[Plaque Two:]
From the Lewis Jones Farm near Nevins
presented to
Edgar County by his son
William Shields Jones, M.D.
of Redmon
1861 - 1949 — Map (db m23457) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — Zion's Camp March Through Edgar County |
| | In 1834, Joseph Smith, prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), together with about 200 LDS Volunteers from Kirtland, Ohio, marched to assist threatened church members in Jackson County, Missouri. Called “Zions Camp,” this armed group crossed the Wabash River into Edgar County on May 24, encamped near the river, and after observing the Sabbath passed through Paris on May 26, causing uneasiness among local residents who misunderstood their purpose. The trek . . . — Map (db m23351) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Ridge Farm — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Vermilion / Edgar Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m10698) |
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