Near Willow Springs in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Caution - Do Not Dig

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 7, 2022

1. Caution - Do Not Dig Marker

Inscription. Buried in this area is radioactive material from nuclear research conducted here 1945-1949. Burial area is marked by six corner markers 100 ft. from this center point. There is no danger to visitors.

Erected 1978 by U.S. Department of Energy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 41° 42.426′ N, 87° 54.635′ W. Marker is near Willow Springs, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Palos Trail System - Orange Single Trak Trail west of Palos Trail System - Blue Unpaved Trail, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9084 Archer Aveuen, Willow Springs IL 60480, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest

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Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dawn of the Atomic Age (approx. ¼ mile away); The Chicago Piles (approx. 0.4 miles away); The World’s First Nuclear Reactor (approx. 0.4 miles away); You Are Now Entering Site A (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint James at Sag Bridge Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Land of the Healing Waters (approx. 2.2 miles away); ...And It Came to Be (approx. 2.4 miles away); Willow Springs Civilian Conservation Corps Camp #612 (con’t…) (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willow Springs.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 18, 2022

2. Caution - Do Not Dig Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,434 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.