River Grove in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

History

Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 6, 2024

1. History Marker

Inscription. Many years ago, River Grove was home to a group of Native Americans known as the Potawatomi Tribe. They fished in its river, hunted in its forest and farmed its prairie land.

While the Potawatomi are long gone, we invite you to hear the sounds, smell the fragrances, and feel the sensations that were a part of their world along with other sensory exhibits.

Erected 2023 by River Grove Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Native Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 41° 55.709′ N, 87° 50.616′ W. Marker is in River Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker can be reached from Ditka Drive, 0.1 miles south of Grand Avenue. The marker is in River Front Park, part of the Lions Club Sensory Path on its west end, near the Des Plaines River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: River Grove IL 60171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rock Che-Che-Pin-Qua (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); River Grove World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Evangelists Shrine (approx. half a mile away); Memorial to the Union Soldiers' Widows (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chicago Typographical Union Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Grove.

More about this marker. The marker is one of about a dozen on the sensory path. This marker, and all of the markers on this path, include English text at the top and a Braille translation below it.

Lions Club Sensory Path image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 6, 2024

2. Lions Club Sensory Path

The History marker is one of the first markers on this path.

Lions Club playground image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 6, 2024

3. Lions Club playground

The Sensory Path is on the west side of the park; the History marker is not far from the path's entry.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.