Dundee Township in West Dundee in Kane County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2016

1. W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch Marker

Inscription. First Pioneer Settlers in No. Kane Cty. May 10, 1834

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1834.

Location. 42° 6.179′ N, 88° 17.219′ W. Marker is in West Dundee, Illinois, in Kane County. It is in Dundee Township. It can be reached from Highland Avenue. Monument is in Dundee Township Cemetery West, along its east border. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 North 8th Street (Illinois Route 31), Dundee IL 60118, 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 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: Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Dundee Riverwalk

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Duff House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pinkerton’s Early Home (approx. half a mile away); Otto J. Maha (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dundee Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Billy and Ma Sunday (approx. 1.4 miles away); Illinois Watch Case Company (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Dundee.

Also see . . . History of Kane County, Illinois. (Submitted on May 9, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch Family Monument (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2016

2. W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch Family Monument (back)

W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch Family Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2016

3. W. [William] W. & Phebe Welch Family Plot

William W. Welch Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2016

4. William W. Welch Grave Marker

Phebe Welch Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2016

5. Phebe Welch Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 9, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.