| Illinois (Vermilion County), Catlin — Potawatomi - A Trail of Death Sandusky Point Encampment |
| | Potawatomi
A Trail of Death
Sandusky Point Encampment
September 17 - 20, 1838
This marker dedicated September 21, 1993
by descendants of the Patawatomi who were forcibly removed from Indiana and marched to Kansas in 1838. — Map (db m11191) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Catlin — Vermilion County War Memorial Catlin Lions Veterans Memorial |
| | World War I
World War II
Korean / Vietnam / Desert Storm
(The names of approximately 530 servicemen are included on the memorial. These names can be viewed at the link included below.) — Map (db m11235) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Collison — Pilot Township (War) Memorial |
| | Left Wing:
We stand in deep appreciation for the Liberty we enjoy.
Center:
Pilot Township Memorial
Left Column:
Lloyd Hilleary Gene Kinney Robert Keal Elmer Grimes Lloyde Coake Carl Wise William Bussard Dale Strawser Francis E. Reynolds Dwain Henry Robert Davis Frank Hayn Hershell Abbott Charles Campbell Kenneth Miles Durward Wise John Camp *Homer Abbott Howard Bartlow Jay Kinney Carl E. Fisher Holly Ludwig . . . — Map (db m17128) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — A Friend Forever " Looking For Lincoln " |
| | [Left Panel]:
A FRIEND FOREVER
“I appeal to you because I can to no other with so much confidence,” Lincoln said to Doctor William H. Fithian, August 15, 1860. He was asking for Fithians assistance in a political matter.
After both were elected to the Illinois Legislature in 1834, a friendship developed between the two Whigs, who shared political views and goals. In 1841 Fithian hired Lincoln to represent him in a court case in Vermilion County. In the . . . — Map (db m27136) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln |
| | (Left marker): These building stones were preserved from the Danville Law Office of Abraham Lincoln and the Vermilion County Courthouse where he practiced law.
This kettle was used from 1824 to 1831 at the Salt Works of Major Vance. The site of this early Vermilion County industry was about 4 miles west of this spot.
(Right marker):Preserved in memory of
Robert B. "Bob" Wright, 1914 - 1988
Journalist - Historian - Humanitarian
One of the founders of the Vermilion County Museum Society — Map (db m4747) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln |
| | At noon on February 11, 1861, President Abraham Lincolns inaugural train stopped at the Great Western Depot located here. It was the day before his 52nd birthday. He had been coming to Vermilion County for twenty years to attend Circuit Court in Danville. He spoke briefly to his friends and supporters, an audience estimated at about one thousand. The final words of his speech were:
“If I find I have blessings at my disposal, Old Vermilion will come in for a bountiful . . . — Map (db m5489) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln 1841 - 1861 Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | Lincoln attended court in the building that stood on this spot from 1841 until elected President. He was involved in more than 200 legal procedures in Vermilion County. — Map (db m10701) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Danville, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m10702) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln at Danville Presbyterian Church |
| | Abraham Lincoln
1841 - 1861
Lincoln attended the Presbyterian Church at this location when he was in Danville attending court. He and Reverend Enoch Kingsbury were friends. Lincoln appointed Kingsbury Postmaster when he was elected President. — Map (db m10704) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Abraham Lincoln Delivered an Impromptu Address |
| | Abraham Lincoln delivered an impromptu address from the balcony of this house while a guest here in 1858 — Map (db m4722) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Address by President Lincoln Gettysburg National Cemetery Dedication |
| | Address by President Lincoln
at the Dedication of
The Gettysburg National Cemetery
November 19, 1863
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to . . . — Map (db m17372) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Aircraft in Honor of Chanute Air Force Base |
| | This aircraft is in honor of Chanute Air Force Base and all its personnel
1917 1993
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jewell Whyte Post No. 728
Commander - Bob French
Co-Chairman - Hershall lee & Bob Smith
Mayor of Danville - Bob Jones — Map (db m10729) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — American Revolutionary War Memorial Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | Statue Erected
by
Daughters of the American Revolution
in Memory of Soldiers of the War for Independence
who are buried in Vermilion County.
William Adams
David Baird
Jacob Gundy
Hugh King
Thomas Morton
Joseph Coughran
Thomas Makemson
John Frazier
James Hals
David Herrington
Zachariah Robertson
Kinzer Dickerson
Robert Brownihad
William Harris — Map (db m10549) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Danville (Illinois) National Cemetery War Memorial |
| | In memory of the men who offered their lives in defense of their Country. — Map (db m17601) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Dr. William Fithian Home Circa 1855 |
| | [Upper Marker]:
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
[Lower Marker]:
Local Historic Landmark
Danville Historic
Preservation Commission
Designated March 27, 1991 — Map (db m11195) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Everyday Heroes Police and Firefighter Memorial |
| | [Left Panel]:
Honoring our Firefighters
whose lives were lost in the line of duty
Albert Shanks - Fallen - February 17, 1915
Albert Holmes - Fallen - February 17, 1915
Gene Anderson - Fallen - August 11, 1976
Wayne Turpin - Fallen - December 1, 1983
Hubert Golden - Fallen - December 29, 1983
A Firemans Prayer
When I am called to duty God
Wherever flames may rage,
Give me strength to save some life
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a . . . — Map (db m10775) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Historic Millstone |
| | From Gilbert's Mill on North Fork River in Ellsworth Park, Danville's first mill — Map (db m4744) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Landing Ship Tanks (LST's) Memorial United States Amphibious Forces |
| | In Remembrance of those who served in the United States Amphibious Forces on board Landing Ship Tanks (LST's). — Map (db m17466) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Lincoln / Lamon Law Office Danville, Illinois |
| | Abraham Lincoln occupied offices in a building on this site while practicing law in the Eighth Judicial District from 1847 - 1859. — Map (db m10723) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Major Kenneth D. Bailey Congressional Medal of Honor |
| | In memory of Major Kenneth D. Bailey, U.S.M.C., Congressional Medal of Honor Winner for bravery in World War II.
A 1930 Danville High School graduate, he was Commanding Officer of Company C, First Raiders Battalion, which attacked Japaneese fortifications on Tulagi, Soloman Islands, in August 1942. He dynamited a cave containing 35 of the enemy.
On Sept. 12, 1942 he was credited with saving Henderson Field, a vital U. S. Airbase on Guadalcanal. On Sept. 27, 1942, Bailey returned to . . . — Map (db m10559) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Pioneer Jet Avaitors of the Korean War |
| | [Large Marker]
Dedicated to the Pioneer Jet Aviators of the Korean War During the 50th Anniversary Commemoration and the Illinois State Convention of the KWVA, Deptember 15, 2002
[Lower Marker]
U.S.A.F. F-86 Saber Jet
This aircraft represents the F-86 flown by Lt. J.W. Hegeler U.S.A.F. during the Korean War stationed at K-13 Suwon South Korea from Christmas Eve 1952 to November 1953.
Lt. Hegeler flew 70 combat missions with the 25th Fighter Intercepter Squadron, 51st Fighter Intercepter Wing U.S.A.F. — Map (db m11231) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Soldiers of Vermilion County Illinois Civil War Memorial |
| | To the Memory of the Soldiers of Vermilion County — Map (db m13345) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Two Trees Reach for Heaven Astronauts Memorial Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | In Honor of Astronaut Joe Tanner - Danville Native - November 3, 1994
In memory of Astronaut Christa McAuliffe - Teacher - January 28, 1986
"The Dream is Alive" — Map (db m10726) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Vermilion County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial |
| | [Back of Stone Bench - At Entrance]:
Dedicated to those who served, and to the principles upon which this great country was founded. This memorial stands in humble gratitude.
[Left Section]:
Korea 1950 - 1953
Heroes of the Forgotten War
* Missing In Action
1 - Danville 2 - East Lynn 3 - Georgetown 4 - Hoopeston 5 - Indianaola 6 - Muncie 7 - Rankin 8 - Rossville 9 - Sidell 10 - Tilton 11 - Westville
[Korea - - Left Panel of . . . — Map (db m10755) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Women's War Memorial Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | Since before the founding of our Republic and throughout our history, American women have fought for freedom selflessly and with little or no recognition for their contributions. — Map (db m10548) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Workers Memorial Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | Mourn for Fight for
the Dead the Living
Remember Vermilion County Workers
Killed on the Job
[Left Column of names]:
David Farnsworth - Danville PBPA
Charles Deck - UAW # 579
David Clayburn - UAW # 579
Russell Weathers - Teamsters # 26
Steve Maddox - BMWE # 2703
Robert Wire - IBEW # 538
Dusty Rhodes - AIW # 972
Paul Lyons - Teamsters # 26
Bessie Mealer - AFGE # 1963
Lloyd Bender - Laborers # 624
John . . . — Map (db m10556) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — World War I Memorial |
| | [ Front ]
Whereas: it is the desire of the City of Danville to erect some permanent structure as a Monument and Memorial to the Gallant Soldiers and Sailors of Danville who participated in the Worlds War of 1914 and 1918 , and Whereas: the bridge over the Vermilion River at Gilbert Street in said City needs to be replaced - -
Therefore: be it resolved by the City Council of Danville Illinois that a new bridge be built over the Vermilion River at Gilbert Street in said City - - Said . . . — Map (db m10407) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — World War II Memorial Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | [Upper - Center Panel]:
Honor and Glory to our Fighting Heroes
Condolence to those whos loved ones have fallen in battle, and a proud though regrettable chapter in Vermilion Countys History of World War 2.
[Lower - Center Panel]:
Reflections on Victory
No more the vicious mortars wine,
Nor deadly bombs go screaming down;
another river, now, the Rhine,
and Tokyo another town.
The bayonet now safely sheathed
that glinted once at Kasserine;
in . . . — Map (db m10722) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Fithian — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District / A Friend of Lincoln |
| | [Larger Marker]:
Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859
[Smaller Marker]:
In Memory
John R. Thompson
1830 - 1895
A Friend of Lincoln — Map (db m11027) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Georgetown — 73rd and 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry |
| | 1861 - - - 1865
Co. C. of the 73rd
and
Co. D. of the 125th
Illinois Volunteer Infantry and other Units
from this Community answered the the Call
of President Lincoln.
Drilled and were sworn into Service on this ground. — Map (db m10728) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Georgetown — Georgetown Parade of Patriots Monument Patriot Park |
| | In Honor of
All
Who Have Served
Who Are Serving
Who Will Serve
[Left Bench]
In Honor of Our Veterans
[Right Bench]
In Honor of All Patriots
Within glass cases are names of local veterans who have served or are serving our country's military. — Map (db m11358) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Georgetown — World War II Honor Roll Georgetown, Illinois |
| | Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
This Honor Roll was first dedicated on June 27, 1944 to honor our brave men and women who served proudly and honorably in the U. S. Armed Forces in Europe and the South Pacific from Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 1945.
They will not be forgotten. Rededicated in 2006. “When you go home tell them for us and say: for your tomorrow we gave our today.” From “Flags of Our Fathers” by James Bradley.
[Panel One, Column . . . — Map (db m10809) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Henning — Henning (Illinois) War Memorial |
| | [ Center Section - Top ]
In Memory of Sgt. Joshua Troy Crippin
and Henning Veterans who served our Country in War and Peace.
[ Left Section ]
Civil War - - -
Pete Coon Confederate James W. Henderson Albert M. Lenox Harry Lenox Joseph McConnell
Spanish American War - - -
Tom Dougherty
W.W. I - - -
Doug Arthion Art Beck John Carpenter Lester Combs Dick “Swede” Cornell Loren Cox . . . — Map (db m17209) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Henning — World War II War Memorial Henning, Illinois Donald R Lucas Memorial Park |
| | In loving memory of those who served their Country in World War II. — Map (db m17127) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Hoopeston — Dedicated To The Fallen Heroes |
| | Dedicated to the Fallen Heroes of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and
Operation Enduring Freedom
Lest they be forgotten — Map (db m11675) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Hoopeston — Dixie Highway The Original Hubbard Trail |
| | — Map (db m17099) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Hoopeston — In Honor of All Who Served |
| | [Front Side]:
Killed In Action
Harold Clapp William Clearwater Donald G. Cornell Ralph Cox Wilbur G. Cox William Cox Paul Davis Richard I. Downey Robert R. Egnew Billy J. Gerkin William E. Gooden Robert D. Griner
Roy Hayes Newton J. Heaton William Hopkins Francis J. Hurst Joseph A. Kelnhofer Maxie Kessler Leroy Law Paul Lewis Kenneth McVicker Ernest Moore John G. Nesbit Clarence B. Odle
Perry L. Olson Harold R. Oyler Robert . . . — Map (db m11993) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Indianola — Veterans Honor Roll |
| | [Far Left Case]:
World War I
Earl Baum Dewey Taylor Raymond Cope Charles R. Wooden Chester Staley Dale Knight Gilbert Jordan Louis Mosier Victor Mingee Walter McNesse
Joe Q. Taylor Richard Block James Switzer Ernest S. Taylor Sherman Shively William Willming Russell Baldwin Clyde Davenport Harold Hensold Glady Mosier
Rugus Rice * Lester Hill Howard H. Taylor Everett Tuggle Joseph A. Thomas Ralph Barnett Otis E. Myers . . . — Map (db m11422) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Oakwood — Abraham Lincoln Forded Stony Creek Riding the Judicial Circuit |
| | At this place from 1841 to 1856 Abraham Lincoln forded Stony Creek when riding the Judicial Circuit — Map (db m10995) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Potomac — Potomac (Illinois) War Memorial |
| | [ Center Section ] Spanish American War - Civil War - W.W. I - W.W. II - Korean War - Vietnam - Gulf War - Lebanon Conflict
In Honor of all men aand women who served our Nation in war and peace. [ Left - Memorial ]
[ Row One ] Robert Keal Jack Bergman Robert Raymond Phillip Thornton Greg Thornton Dallas Denison Allan Criblez Ray Frank Butler, I Mark O. James Sherman O. James Edward P. James Marlou F. James Tyrus (Ty) Franklin John Osborn, Sr. . . . — Map (db m17191) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Rossville — In Honor of Those Who Served Rossville War Memorial |
| | [Center Panel]:
Etched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War of 1812 (3) · Mexican War (4) · Civil War (5) · Spanish American War (6) · WW I (7) · WW II (8) · Korean War (9) · Vietnam War (10) · Lebanon /Grenada (11) · Panama (12) · Veterans (13) · Persian Gulf (14)
Our Honored Dead K.I.A.
Those . . . — Map (db m11778) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Rossville — The Original Milestone 121 Vincennes to Chicago Road The Dixie Highway |
| | The Original Milestone 121
marked by Barbara Standish Chapter NSDAR 1930
Replaced by them and the
Rossville Historical Society 1984 — Map (db m11636) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Sidell — Sidell Veterans War Memorial |
| | Sidell Veterans War Memorial
[ Left Panel ]
( Row One ) <Br>
CIVIL WAR
Jesse Burns W. T. Butler Orville P. Hunt Samuel Kleffman Enoch McKee Henry Mullen Emanual Palmer Thomas Ramsey Henry Talbott Joe Twiner Benjamin West William Whited George Zimmerman
SPANISH - AMERICAN WAR
Elmer (Waxie) Sawyer ------------------
( Row Two )
WORLD WAR I
Joseph Atkinson Clarence H. Baird John D. Baker Earl E. Beaman Willow Below Claude . . . — Map (db m11441) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Tilton — Abraham Lincoln in Tilton, Illinois |
| | Abraham Lincoln
To commemorate Lincoln's visits to Joseph Kirkland's home in Tilton during late 1850's — Map (db m11232) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Tilton — Servicemen From Tilton World War I, Korean War, Vietnam War Memorial |
| | [Center Memorial]
World War I
Servicemen from Tilton
[Left Column]:
William E. Arnold Jack Ashbaugh Christ Benekas John Lester Billman Harry H. Blue, Sr. Elbert O. Bolser Milton Burlin Ray C. Cox Roscoe N. Dorsett Dial W. Elam Robert Farnaum Charles Russell Ford James W. Fox Russell Gallez Thornton Gallez Herschel Gillis Forn Gillis Robert Otis Gooch Jessie R. Gritton Leroy Hamick Clyde Harrier Hersel Holman John Holman . . . — Map (db m11417) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Tilton — Tilton Honor Roll |
| | In memory of our men & women in the Armed Forces
World War II
First Column :
Elmer L. Alcorn Frederick V. Alcorn Lamoine T. Alcorn Robert H. Allison George Anderson Marvin E. Anderson Ernest Attebury Floyd Bailey Glenn E. Basinger William Basinger Don Benefield Paul Benefield Roy Herman Benefield James Bennett John D. Bennett Geraldine Billman Jack Billman Joseph Billman Harry Blue Paul Boen Paul Bogart Charles F. Bolser Alfred . . . — Map (db m11317) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Westville — Memorial To Westville Area Coal Miners |
| | They made this community the melting pot of nations and proved that men of all nationalities and creeds can work and live together.
"To the men who went to work below allowing the top to build and grow giving their labors in brawn and sweat creating the Finest Home Town Yet." — Map (db m11393) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Westville — Proudly We Pay Tribute |
| | [Stone Obelisk]:
Proudly we pay tribute
to the men and women
of the Westville Area
who served their
Country
[Bronze Marker behind glass]:
They died that we might live
1917 World War I 1918
Anton Gustas Tony Gandy Mike Gravatti Antony Petro Martin F. Vutrick
1941 World War II 1945
Richard Dowiatt Joseph Kotcher Alex Mazeikas Henry Kerkes Robert Kerns Charles Shaffer G. Williamson, Jr. Jack . . . — Map (db m11541) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Westville — Westville War Memorials W.W. II — Korea — Vietnam |
| | [Large Memorial Stone Marker]:
For God And Country
1941 1945
They died that we might live
Richard Dowiatt Joseph Kotcher Alex Mazeikas Henry Kerkes Mario Biava Achille Delanois Harold Delanois Virgil DeVoss Anthone Ark Justin Attutis Pete Laitis Gerald Ingle John Krainock William Strainis Jack Youhas Victor Howard Herbert Menestrina John Revello Anthony Ringus Charles Shaffer Norman McDaniel Paul Morris G. . . . — Map (db m10749) |
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