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Mann Elementary

 
 
Mann Elementary Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, September 21, 2023
1. Mann Elementary Marker
Inscription. We acknowledge that Mann Elementary and the entire Oak Park community are on the traditional territory of the Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Miami, Oeti Šakówi (Sioux), and Peoria peoples. We honor the ongoing contributions of Native peoples to the school and our community.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 41° 54.174′ N, 87° 47.899′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on North Kenilworth Avenue, on the right. The marker is to the left of the north entrance to Mann School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 921 North Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302, 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 Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gold Star Men of the World War (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eugene Field Park (about 500 feet away); Field Park Native Plants (about 600 feet away); Ginkgo Biloba-Maidenhair Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lindberg Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren Cooney (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lindberg Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edgar Rice Burroughs (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.
 
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Mann School image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, September 21, 2023
2. Mann School
The marker can be seen to the left of the entrance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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