Near Mackinaw in Tazewell County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Allentown Union Hall

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

1. Allentown Union Hall Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior August 12, 1988

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 40° 33.31′ N, 89° 23.828′ W. Marker is near Mackinaw, Illinois, in Tazewell County. It is on Uhlman Road (County Road 2825 E) south of Allentown Road (County Road 1600 N), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15881 Uhlman Rd, Tremont IL 61568, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley

and in Greater Peoria.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tremont Courthouse (approx. 5.4 miles

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away); Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 8.9 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 10.3 miles away); Ronald Reagan (approx. 12.9 miles away); The Recruiting Elm (approx. 12.9 miles away); The Berlin Wall (approx. 12.9 miles away); East Peoria Veterans Memorial (approx. 13.3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 13.3 miles away).

Regarding Allentown Union Hall. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

The Allentown Union Hall Association was organized and first certified as a corporation on February 1, 1892. … Construction of the Hall took place in 1892. It was dedicated on October 12, 1892.

On December 14, 1892, the corporation was dissolved to enable changes. On January 4,1893, a statement for a new corporation was filed with the Secretary of State with the provision for subscription of 150 shares of stock at $10 per share. Forty-four shareholders were listed totaling $1500. The new corporation was certified by Secretary of State William H. Hinrichsen on March 22, 1893.

According to the charter, the object for which the corporation was formed is for “Social, Moral, Political, and Intellectual
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

2. Allentown Union Hall Marker
purposes and to promote the same by holding meetings, entertainment, and lectures and to do all things necessary to carry out the aforesaid affects.”

Also see . . . Allentown Union Hall (PDF). National Register nomination for the hall, which was built in 1892. (Prepared by Raymond J. Ackerman; via National Archives) (Submitted on August 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.