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Bloomington in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Center Street Site

 
 
Center Street Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael, March 16, 2012
1. Center Street Site Marker
Inscription. First brick pavement in the United States Innovation to modern highways Installed 1877 by Napoleon B. Heafer

This plaque set in original paving brick and presented to the City of Bloomington May 11, 1968, by Bloomington Junior High School students

Their participation in Illinois sesquicentennial observance
 
Erected 1968 by Bloomington Junior High School.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
 
Location. 40° 28.783′ N, 88° 59.669′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Illinois, in McLean County. Marker is at the intersection of North Center Street and West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomington IL 61701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Dewenter's Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Phoenix Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Sigmund Livingston (within shouting distance of this marker); The Phoenix Block (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crothers and Chew Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District

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(within shouting distance of this marker); World War II War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln The Lawyer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.
 
Center Street Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, September 28, 2020
2. Center Street Site Marker
Wide view; McLean County Museum of History is in the background
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2012. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 25, 2012, by Michael of Palatine, Illinois.   2. submitted on September 29, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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