North Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Canal Warehouse
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 31, 2021
1. Canal Warehouse Marker
Inscription.
Canal Warehouse. . This stone building was a warehouse on the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which was completed in 1848. The building was constructed one year later by James Clark, a resident of Utica. Before the advent of the railroads the canal was the main commercial artery to Chicago. The canal helped establish Chicago as an important grain market and contributed greatly to the growth of that city and the northern part of the Illinois River Valley. Clark had also constructed five sections of the canal. He operated a general store in his warehouse, which in 1877 alone shipped 210,000 bushels of corn and 22,000 bushels of oats. This warehouse is the only one surviving on canal frontage.
This stone building was a warehouse on the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which was completed in 1848. The building was constructed one year later by James Clark, a resident of Utica. Before the advent of the railroads the canal was the main commercial artery to Chicago. The canal helped establish Chicago as an important grain market and contributed greatly to the growth of that city and the northern part of the Illinois River Valley. Clark had also constructed five sections of the canal. He operated a general store in his warehouse, which in 1877 alone shipped 210,000 bushels of corn and 22,000 bushels of oats. This warehouse is the only one surviving on canal frontage.
Erected 1973 by La Salle County Historical Society • Illinois State Historical Society.
Location. 41° 20.426′ N, 89° 0.586′ W. Marker is in North Utica, Illinois, in LaSalle County. Marker is on East Canal Street east of Mill Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front of the La Salle County Historical Museum, which now occupies the former warehouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Canal St, Utica IL 61373, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 31, 2021
2. Canal Warehouse Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 31, 2021
3. Former Canal Warehouse
The building is now home to the La Salle County Historical Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
