Grafton in Jersey County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1201 West Main Street

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 8, 2022

1. 1201 West Main Street Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 58.2′ N, 90° 26.925′ W. Marker is in Grafton, Illinois, in Jersey County. It is on West Main Street (Illinois Route 100) 0.2 miles west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 W Main St, Grafton IL 62037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1116 West Main Street

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Grafton (within shouting distance of this marker); August 1673 (approx. one mile away); Faith and Uncharted Lands (approx. one mile away); Charles Brainerd House (approx. one mile away); Pointe Du Hoc (approx. 1.4 miles away); Strike Assault Boat (approx. 1½ miles away); The Dinky (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grafton.

1201 West Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 8, 2022

2. 1201 West Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.