Joliet in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joliet's Business Center

Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020

1. Joliet's Business Center Marker

Inscription. For many years this area of Bluff & Exchange (Jefferson) was Joliet's business center. On the NW corner pioneers traded at T.P. Dunham Hardware (later Barrett's), Clement Mercantile, Wilcox Drygoods, and W.A. Strong Hardware. Charles Clement, who was influential in the establishment of many of the first businesses on Bluff, purchased this acre of land in 1834 for $125.

Erected by Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 41° 31.523′ N, 88° 5.283′ W. Marker is in Joliet, Illinois, in Will County. Marker is on North Bluff Road north of West Jefferson Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 N Bluff Road, Joliet IL 60435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prairie Band of Potawatomi (a few steps from this marker); Joliet Buildings (a few steps from this marker); From Prisons to Libraries (a few steps from this marker); Quarry Workers / Joliet Stone (a few steps from this marker); Lester Frank Ward / Fossils (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Quarries Are Us (within shouting distance of this marker); A Corridor in Time: The Illinois and Michigan Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Market in Joliet (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Joliet.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020

2. Joliet's Business Center Marker

Marker is on a boulder on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.