Monticello in Piatt County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Water Column
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2026
1. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Water Column Marker
This water column was originally located at
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad's Oaklawn Shops
in Danville, Illinois
Preserved and donated by: The Danville Jct. Chapter of the NRHS
Erected 2024 by Monticello Railway Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 40° 3.303′ N, 88° 33.544′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Illinois, in Piatt County. Water column is on the Monticello Railway Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 992 Iron Horse Place, Monticello IL 61856, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois and in Champaign-Urbana. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroads Bring Change (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monticello Journeys (approx. 2.1 miles away); Trail of Death (approx. 2.1 miles away); Potawatomi Trail of Death (approx. 2.1 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 2.2 miles away); Piatt County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lincoln in Monticello (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lincoln - Douglas (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.
Also see . . . Monticello Railway Museum.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2026
2. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Water Column and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
