Cary in McHenry County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cary Cemetery - 1839

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

1. Cary Cemetery - 1839 Marker

Inscription.

In this cemetery are buried:
Wm. D. Cary, Founder of Cary

27 men who served their Country in the
Civil War.

Erected 1986 by McHenry County Historical Society. (Marker Number 28.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 12.616′ N, 88° 14.287′ W. Marker is in Cary, Illinois, in McHenry County. It is on 1st Street north of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 North 1st Street, Cary IL 60013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 5 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Goodrich Homestead (approx. 2.1 miles away); David Haeger School and Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Algonquin Village Hall and Public Square (approx. 4.1 miles away); Downtown Crystal Lake (approx. 4.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); El Tovar Theatre (approx. 4.7 miles away); A Showcase of Diversity (approx. 5.1 miles away).

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

2. Cary Cemetery - 1839 Marker

On stone at cemetery entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.