Bloomington in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Train Whistle Monument

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 29, 2020

1. Train Whistle Monument

Inscription. Daily this whistle echoed from atop the Chicago & Alton Railroad shops on Bloomington's west side. This monument is dedicated to the thousands that labored there.

Labor Day 1982

Erected 1982 by Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly, AFL-CIO, Livingston & McLean Counties Building & Trades Council, AFL-CIO, McLean County Historical Society and McLean County CETA.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 40° 28.21′ N, 89° 0.177′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Illinois, in McLean County. It can be reached from West Wood Street west of Summit Street. Marker is located at Miller Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 W Wood St, Bloomington IL 61701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rhodes Mill Stones (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bloomington Fire Fighters IAFF Local #49 (about 400 feet away); Bloomington Fire Department (about 400 feet away); Dome (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miller Park's Segregated Beaches (approx. ¼ mile away); Booker T. Washington Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); John M. Scott (approx. 0.7 miles away); Plane Crash Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 29, 2020

2. Train Whistle Monument

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 29, 2020

3. Train Whistle Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.