Normal in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School
Normal, Illinois
On these grounds for 114 years scores of caregivers and educators provided thousands of children with a homelike environment.
Erected 2002 by The ICSSCS Historical Preservation Society, the Town of Normal Historic Preservation Commission & the Illinois State Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 40° 31.232′ N, 88° 58.565′ W. Marker is in Normal, Illinois, in McLean County. Marker is on East Lincoln Street east of Douglas Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 E Lincoln St, Normal IL 61761, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Normal, Illinois (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Station and a Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Illinois State Normal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Highland Historic District (approx. 1˝ miles away); Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cedar Crest Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away); Van Leer's Broadview Mansion Bell (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bloomington Airport Former Site (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Normal.
Also see . . . Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 14, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
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