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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Adams County

 
Clickable Map of Adams County, Colorado and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Adams County, CO (23) Arapahoe County, CO (15) Broomfield County, CO (2) Denver County, CO (117) Jefferson County, CO (82) Morgan County, CO (5) Washington County, CO (3) Weld County, CO (36)  AdamsCounty(23) Adams County (23)  ArapahoeCounty(15) Arapahoe County (15)  (2) Broomfield County (2)  DenverCounty(117) Denver County (117)  JeffersonCounty(82) Jefferson County (82)  MorganCounty(5) Morgan County (5)  WashingtonCounty(3) Washington County (3)  WeldCounty(36) Weld County (36)
Brighton is the county seat for Adams County
Adjacent to Adams County, Colorado
      Arapahoe County (15)  
      Broomfield County (2)  
      Denver County (117)  
      Jefferson County (82)  
      Morgan County (5)  
      Washington County (3)  
      Weld County (36)  
 
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1 Colorado, Adams County, Aurora — Charles Kelly Boulevard
On East 17th Place at Sharon A. Lane Drive, on the right on East 17th Place.
In honor of Major Charles L. Kelly, MSC, U.S. Army 1925 - 1964 Dust-Off Pilot Extraordinary Killed in action by small arms fire while attempting to approach a hot LZ near Vinh Long, Viet Nam on 1 July 1964 after . . . Map (db m96555) WM
2 Colorado, Adams County, Aurora — Colorado Freedom Memorial
On North Telluride Street, 0.1 miles East 6th Avenue (Colorado Highway 30), on the right when traveling north.
"It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here... to the great task remaining before us... that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, . . . Map (db m75613) WM
3 Colorado, Adams County, Aurora — Sharon A. Lane Drive
On East 17th Place west of Victor Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of 1Lt Sharon A. Lane, ANC, U.S. Army 1943 - 1969 FAMC Staff Nurse, 1968 - 1969 Killed by enemy mortar round while serving with honor 312th Evac Hospital, Chu Lai, Viet Nam Only ANC Officer to die as a result . . . Map (db m96560) WM
4 Colorado, Adams County, Aurora — WWI Medical Staff Memorial
Near East Montview Boulevard when traveling south.
1917     1918 In Memory of the Officers Nurses and Enlisted Men of the Medical Department United States Army Who Lost Their Lives During the World War This Tablet is Erected by their Coworkers of the Medical Department . . . Map (db m96553) WM
5 Colorado, Adams County, Bennett — 218 — Front Range Flight
Near 15th Avenue at East Colfax Avenue.
The Rocky Mountains proved a formidable barrier to early aviation, leaving Colorado in a familiar position: bypassed. As with the railroads fifty years earlier, transcontinental air traffic went through Wyoming; Colorado had to make do with a . . . Map (db m70525) HM
6 Colorado, Adams County, Brighton — 1886 Church
On South Main Street near South First Street.
State designation June 9, 1999 Brighton Historic Landmark Local designation 2016Map (db m248713) HM
7 Colorado, Adams County, Brighton — Colorado Centennial Project1876-1976 Centennial
On South Main Street near South First Street.
. . . Map (db m248715)
8 Colorado, Adams County, Brighton — Dedicated to the Pioneer Spirit of our Early Settlers
On South Main Street at Bush Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Dedicated to the Pioneer Spirit of our Early SettlersMap (db m119611) HM
9 Colorado, Adams County, Brighton — Historic City Hall
Near East 160th Avenue (East Bridge Street) (State Highway 7) just east of South 4th Avenue (State Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
Historic City Hall was initially built as the first permanent Adams County Courthouse. The courthouse was designed in 1904 by architect John James Huddart, who also designed the Brighton Armory. In 1906, builder A.B. McDonald completed the . . . Map (db m203311) HM
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10 Colorado, Adams County, Buckley Air Force Base — Buckley
Near Beaver Creek Street at A Basin Avenue.
In honor of 1Lt John Harold Buckley (1896-1918) Longmont, Colorado Lost his life in World War I, on a mission behind German lines. Buckley Field 1942-1947 Denver Naval Air Station 1947-1959 Buckley Air National Guard Base . . . Map (db m75593) HM WM
11 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Early Years of Statehood
Near Gateway Road, 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Early Years of Statehood In the early years of statehood, silver strikes at Leadville and Aspen brought settlers and money into Colorado. Rail lines, smelters, and refineries were built, and large coalfields were opened up. The High . . . Map (db m119387) HM
12 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Habitat for Wildlife - A Rich History
Near Gateway Road, 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Located just eleven miles northeast of downtown Denver, the Refuge is the largest contiguous open space in the Denver metropolitan area. A major environmental restoration program will be . . . Map (db m119390) HM
13 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Headquarters Area
On East 72nd Avenue near Kenton Street, on the left when traveling east.
This Headquarters area is dedicated in honor of all the Rocky Mountain Arsenal employees who accomplished the production, demilitarization, and environmental restoration at the Arsenal from 1942 until 2012Map (db m162066) HM WM
14 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Headquarters for a New Mission
On East 72nd Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
As the focus changed to environmental cleanup, Building 111 became the headquarters of this new mission-and of a public-private partnership among the U.S. Army, Shell Oil Co. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Years of Partnership Called . . . Map (db m163885) HM
15 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — On This Site Stood the "White House"
On East 72nd Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Arsenal Beginnings Building 111, also known as the “White House, "was located north of the flagpole area. The building was the U.S. Army's headquarters from the time the Arsenal was established in 1942 until the building was . . . Map (db m163883) HM
16 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Near Havana Street (Wildlife Drive), 0.6 miles north of East 64th Avenue (Wildlife Drive), on the right when traveling north.
In 1942, women and men of the U.S. Army built this Arsenal that helped achieve victory in WWII and the Cold War. With thanks to our partners, the U.S. Army, Shell Oil Company and their contractors, we dedicate this flagpole to the employees of . . . Map (db m119380) HM
17 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — South Plants Fabrica Sur
Near Havana Street.
Above this sign, a mile away, 230 buildings once stood. The U.S. Army constructed South Plants in 1942 to produce chemical weapons for World War IIMap (db m156147) HM
18 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — The Fourteeners
Near Gateway Road, 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
The Fourteeners There are 58 peaks in the Colorado Rocky Mountains that are above 14,000 feet in height. While 54 are generally acknowledged to be "14ers", most people who want to climb them want to climb all 58. They are contained in six . . . Map (db m119395) HM
19 Colorado, Adams County, Commerce City — Where's the Water?
Near Gateway Road, 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Commerce City Commerce City was incorporated as Commerce Town in 1952 and became Commerce City in 1970. In 2004 the Prairie Gateway, a 917-acre parcel of land located along the western edge of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife . . . Map (db m119381) HM
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20 Colorado, Adams County, Northglenn — Northglenn Veterans Memorial
On Community Center Drive, 0.7 miles south of East 120th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated Veterans Day 2003 Artist: Hai Ying Wu Veterans and the American Flag symbolize our nation's strength and unity, and continue to be a source of pride and inspiration for millions of Americans. This Memorial serves to honor and . . . Map (db m202817) WM
21 Colorado, Adams County, Thornton — Veterans Memorial Flag Pole
On Grant Street.
The Flag is flying in Honor of Veterans of All Wars In MemoriamMap (db m221998) WM
22 Colorado, Adams County, Westminster — 12 — Ma Barker's GangWestminster — [Lloyd William Barker] —
On West 73rd Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Lowell Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Ma Barker's infamous son, Lloyd "Red" Barker traded in a life of crime for a life in Westminster in the 1940s. Lloyd grew up as part of the Barker Gang, described by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as "the toughest gang of hoodlums the FBI has ever . . . Map (db m69547) HM
23 Colorado, Adams County, Westminster — WFD Volunteers 1934 - 2000
On W 73rd Ave near Osceola Street.
The value of one's life can be measured by how he or she has added value to the lives of others. In 2003 this statue was dedicated to those who gave freely of their time to serve Westminster Citizens through the fire service and community activities.Map (db m4648) HM
24 Idaho, Adams County, Council — 420 — Old Railroads
On U.S. 95 at milepost 136 at Illinois Avenue, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 95.
An ambitious railroad project to a high Seven Devils copper mine (elevation 6800 ft.) created a lot of excitement here in 1898-1899. This would have been Idaho's highest mountain railroad if funding had been available to complete it. Construction . . . Map (db m23226) HM
25 Idaho, Adams County, Meadows — 183 — Packer John's Cabin
On State Highway 55 at milepost 153,, 0.5 miles west of Woodland Road, on the right when traveling east.
John Welch -- always known as Packer John -- hauled supplies from Lewiston to Idaho City during a major Boise Basin gold rush of 1863-1864. He built a cabin (1/4 mile north of here) that immediately became an historic Idaho landmark. Territorial . . . Map (db m37957) HM
26 Idaho, Adams County, Mesa — 374 — Mesa Orchards
On U.S. 95 at milepost 128,, 0 miles north of Mesa Road, on the right.
For more than half a century, after 1910, an apple orchard of nearly 1400 acres, thought to be the largest in the United States under one management, covered this area. Investors, mostly from the eastern U.S., bought 10-acre shares to finance the . . . Map (db m23222) HM
27 Idaho, Adams County, New Meadows — J. I. Morgan, Inc.
On U.S. 95 at South Commercial Avenue, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 95.
In 1946 Jack Morgan and his brother Ed purchased the logging division at New Meadows, Idaho, from Boise Payette Lumber Company. The new company was called J. I. Morgan, Inc. In the years that followed, the company was . . . Map (db m110379) HM
28 Idaho, Adams County, New Meadows — Packer John's Cabin
On State Highway 55 at milepost 155 at Packer John Road on State Highway 55.
One fourth mile north. Built 1862 First Democratic Territorial Convention held in Cabin Fall of 1863 Map (db m119372) HM
29 Illinois, Adams County, Liberty — Trail of DeathRegional Historic Trail — Indiana to Kansas —
On North Park Street at Hannibal Street, on the right when traveling north on North Park Street.
Oct. 6, Day 33 of the forced march from their Indiana homeland, 850 Potawatomi Indians camped nearby after traveling 18 miles that day. As the barren land only allowed one choice for encampment, it was named "Hobson's Choice". Water on route was . . . Map (db m181376) HM
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30 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — A National Cemetery System
Near Maine Street near Tisha Drive.
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . Map (db m181389) HM
31 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — A Quincy "Copperhead"Looking for Lincoln
On Maine Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Maine Street.
Singleton had succumbed "Hook and Line" to the Democrats, stated Lincoln in 1854. He and Quincyan James W. Singleton had been fellow Whigs and disciples of Henry Clay. They had campaigned together in 1848 during Whig Zachary Taylor's . . . Map (db m150599) HM
32 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — A Victorian CemeteryLooking for Lincoln
Near South 5th Street.
Woodland Cemetery—The necropolis that in life (Cornelius Volk) did so much to beaut(ify) and make attractive" (Quincy Daily-Herald, 1898). Among significant historical Woodland memorials are the gravestones of Orville and . . . Map (db m150258) HM
33 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — ArchaicA Time of Change — 3000 - 1000 B.C. —
On Indian Mounds Park west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Warmer climate ends the Ice Age and encourages the growth of different plants. Deciduous trees replace open spruce woodlands. Many Ice Age animals become extinct, and woodland animals such as white-tailed deer are more common. About 7,000 years ago . . . Map (db m150277) HM
34 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Augustine Tolton
On Maine Street at 7th Street on Maine Street.
Father Tolton, the first negro priest in the United States, was born of slave parents in Brush Creek, Missouri, in 1854. Educated at Quincy schools, he returned to this city after his ordination in Rome, Italy, in 1886. He celebrated his first . . . Map (db m58799) HM
35 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Changing SlaveryLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street north of Maine Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lincoln: ". . . I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so. And I have no inclination to do so." Douglas: ". . . Mr. . . . Map (db m156831) HM
36 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Charles Henry Bull House
On Maine Street just west of 16th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Style: Italianate Date: 1856-1857 Builder: George Baughman Nominated by the Quincy Preservation Commission. Approved by the Quincy City County, December 27, 1989. Verne W. Hagstrom, MayorMap (db m156867) HM
37 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Charley's Run
On 24th Street (Illinois Route 96) at Jersey Street, on the left when traveling south on 24th Street.
On an August night in 1842, Dr. Richard Eells, an active Quincy Abolitionist in the 1830-40's, was transporting a runaway slave named Charley to a safer location when his carriage was stopped near this spot by a posse searching for Charley. . . . Map (db m156857) HM
38 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Crockets from Portico
On 4th Street (Illinois Route 57) at Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north on 4th Street.
First United Presbyterian Church, 1879 8th & Broadway Gothic Revival Style Robert Bunce, Architect Churches usually have an elaborate entrance or portico to mark the transition into a religious dwelling. The three portals symbolize the . . . Map (db m156776) HM
39 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Douglas' DiscipleLooking for Lincoln
On Hampshire Street.
"I regard (Richardson) as one of the truest men that ever lived; he 'sticks to judge Douglas through thick and thin" (A. Lincoln, 1860). Douglas composed the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. William A. Richardson, another Quincyan and Douglas' . . . Map (db m58760) HM
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40 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Downtown Quincy in 1858Looking for Lincoln
On Hampshire Street west of North 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Sixteen days of rain had laid a coat of mud over the macadam streets that wrapped the city's square. Called the "Model City" because of its beautiful setting on the bluffs, Quincy in 1858 occupied about five square miles within . . . Map (db m58759) HM
41 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Dr. Thomas Edgar Musselman1887 - 1976 — In Memory Of —
On 24th Street (Illinois Route 96) south of Maine Street, on the left when traveling south.
Distinguished naturalist and educator, friend of birds and young people, a lifelong resident of Quincy, "T. E." was loved by all those who shared his knowledge, enthusiasm and concern for wildlife. He founded the "Bluebird Trails" to erect and . . . Map (db m156860) HM
42 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Dred Scott DecisionLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street north of Maine Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lincoln: We oppose the Dred Scott Decision, . . . because we think that it lays the foundation not merely of enlarging and spreading that evil [slavery] but that it lays the foundation of spreading that evil into the states themselves . . . . . . Map (db m156830) HM
43 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Ernest M. Wood Office and StudioQuincy Landmark
On 8th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the left when traveling south.
Style: Prairie Date: 1911-1912 Architect: Ernest M. Wood Nominated by the Quincy Preservation Commission. Approved by the Quincy City Council, December 27, 1989 Verne W. Hagstrom, MayorMap (db m156841) HM
44 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — His Friends Rest HereLooking for Lincoln
Near South 5th Street.
"Here, too, the father of the town, with other men of large renown, are gathered by that reaper stern, who cuts down each and all in turn" (Henry Asbury, Reminiscences of Quincy, Illinois". Referring to the leaders from an earlier . . . Map (db m150257) HM
45 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
On South 12th Street north of State Street, on the right when traveling north.
This Greek Revival style mansion was built in 1835 by John Wood, Quincy's first settler, who erected a log cabin in 1822 at Front and Delaware Streets. The Society was formed in 1896, acquired the mansion in 1907, and maintains museum displays, loan . . . Map (db m187255) HM
46 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Honoring SoldiersWoodland Cemetery
Near South 5th Street south of Madison Street, on the right.
Inscription - North Side of Monument How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than . . . Map (db m150044) HM
47 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — In Honor of Those Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice
Near Maine Street north of Tisha Drive.
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten.Map (db m181390) WM
48 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — In Memory of the Potawatomi Indian "Trail of Death"Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838
On Maine Street west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
From October 8-10, 1838, more than 800 Potawatomi Indians were encamped here in Quincy, Illinois and directly across the Mississippi River in Missouri. They were being forced to march from Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana to Eastern Kansas . . . Map (db m150021) HM
49 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Indian Mounds ParkPreserving a Legacy
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1888, the Quincy Boulevard & Park Association was created to determine the location of parks and to develop beautiful boulevards. As early as 1894, E.J. Parker, the Association's president, began discussions with the city to acquire land where . . . Map (db m150072) HM
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50 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Indian Removals - A Memorial
On Quinsippi Island Road, on the right when traveling east.
From 1818 through 1851 groups of American Indians were forcibly removed from states on the east side of the Mississippi River to territories on the west side. One of these removals was the Potawatomi Trail of Death, conducted by William Polke, . . . Map (db m181375) HM
51 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — John Wood 1798-1880
Near South 5th Street, 0.1 miles south of Madison Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1846, a majestic white oak stood on a Mississippi River Bluff on property owned by Quincy founder John Wood. It towered over the trees that surrounded it. When Wood began to plat Woodland, he chose this oak as the point around which the . . . Map (db m150048) HM
52 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — John Wood MansionErected 1835
Near South 12th Street at State Street.
The home of Governor John Wood Governor State of Illinois 1860-1861 Founder of Quincy, IllinoisMap (db m58738) HM
53 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Limestone CapitalsFirst United Presbyterian Church, 1879
Near Maine Street (U.S. 24) just west of 4th Street (Illinois Route 57), on the left when traveling west.
First United Presbyterian Church, 1879 8th & Broadway Gothic Revival Style Robert Bunce, Architect The majority of churches built in Quincy in the 19th century revived a European Gothic style with pointed arches over the entrance and . . . Map (db m150586) HM
54 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln CorrespondentLooking for Lincoln
On North 5th Street at Hampshire Street on North 5th Street.
"The points you propose to press upon Douglas, he will be very hard to get up to" ):Lincoln letter to Henry Asbury, 1858). Originally a Kentucky Whig, Henry Asbury was one of the founders of the Republican Party in Illinois along with . . . Map (db m58753) HM
55 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln PromoterLooking for Lincoln
On North 5th Street at Hampshire Street on North 5th Street.
"You are one of my most valued friends" (Lincoln letter to Abraham Jonas, 1860). Their friendship began in 1843 in Springfield when Lincoln and Jonas served together in the Illinois House of Representatives. Jonas became an early and . . . Map (db m58764) HM
56 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln Recuperates
On Hampshire Street at 9th Street, on the left when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
Lincoln Was Exhausted after the debate with Douglas. "I tell you, I'm mighty nigh petered out; I reckon I'll have to quit and give up the race." That was Lincoln's comment on October 13, 1858; he was in a "state of . . . Map (db m156849) HM
57 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln-Douglas DebateLooking for Lincoln
On North 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
On October 13 1858, two candidates for U.S. Senate met in this public square for a sixth debate. Quincy, in the west-central portion of the state, was a true battleground area where both candidates saw reasonable prospects of victory. . . . Map (db m58781) HM
58 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's 1854 VisitLooking for Lincoln
On Maine Street at 5th Street on Maine Street.
On November 1, 1854 an incensed Lincoln attacked the immorality of slavery in a speech at Kendall Hall. Lincoln was awakened from a five-bear political slumber by Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Act, attacking it in a series of speeches in . . . Map (db m149831) HM
59 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's ConfidanteLooking for Lincoln
On North 8th Street at Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling south on North 8th Street.
Quincy's Eliza Caldwell Browning and Abraham Lincoln first met in 1836. She was a new bride, and he had just received his law license. When Eliza discovered Lincoln's "great merits," the two established an easy rapport. Their . . . Map (db m58739) HM
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60 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Friend JohnstonLooking for Lincoln
On North 4th Street.
Quincy lawyer and newspaper editor Andrew Johnston became acquainted with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Legislature when Lincoln served as representative and Johnson as assistant clerk. Like Lincoln, a Whig, Johnston was a law partner . . . Map (db m58795) HM
61 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's Honored FriendLooking for Lincoln
On Maine Street, on the right when traveling east.
"Archie Williams was one of the strongest-minded and clearest-minded men in Illinois" (A. Lincoln). Lincoln and his friend Archibald Williams had much in common. Both were born in Kentucky and moved to Illinois. Williams coming to Quincy . . . Map (db m58790) HM
62 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lincoln's QuincyLooking for Lincoln
On Hampshire Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
With a population of nearly 13,000 in 1858, Quincy was the Adams County seat and the third largest city in Illinois. Quincy boasted a strong, growing economy based on its transportation, milling, pork packing, and light industry. In 1853 . . . Map (db m58755) HM
63 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Lorado Taft (1860 - 1936)Sculptor of the Debate Memorial
On Hampshire Street.
Best remembered for his spectacular fountains, Lorado Taft was the creator of some of our nation's outstanding monuments. Some of his most significant include Blackhawk (Oregon, IL, 1911), The Columbus Memorial (Washington, D.C., . . . Map (db m58782) HM
64 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Madison Park
On Maine Street east of 24th Street (Illinois Route 96), on the right when traveling east.
This property was purchased by the city of Quincy in 1837 for use as a cemetery known as Madison Square. Among those who were buried here are the Mormons who died in 1838-1839 while in Quincy seeking asylum from persecution in Missouri. In 1857 . . . Map (db m156862) HM
65 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Marquette & JollietEuropeans Arrive
On Indian Mounds Park just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In AD 1673, Pere Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, Louis Jolliet, a mapmaker, and a small party of Frenchmen explore the Mississippi River by canoe. In eastern Missouri they find a village of the Peoria, one of the tribes that speaks the . . . Map (db m150074) HM
66 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — MississippianThe First Farmers — AD 1000-1300 —
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Farming changes almost every part of life and leads to the development of Mississippian culture. Mississippian farmers grow corn, squash, beans, and some native plants. They also hunt, gather, and fish, producing enough food to feed towns and . . . Map (db m150286) HM
67 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Morality of SlaveryLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lincoln: ". . . reduced to its lowest element, slavery is no other than that between the man that thinks slavery is wrong and those who do not think it wrong. . . . We think it is a moral, a social, and a political wrong. . . . [Douglas] has, . . . Map (db m156822) HM
68 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Navy Reserve
Near All American Park just north of Hampshire Street.
On this site stood the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center of Quincy. Built in the late 1940's, it had 3 Quonset huts, office building, and surface division 9-29(m) with up to 120 personnel. Many were veterans of W.W. II, Korea and Vietnam. Others . . . Map (db m150027) HM
69 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Niemann Building
On North 3rd Street (Illinois Route 57) north of Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the right when traveling south.
On this exact spot, the corner stone placed in 1910 for the construction of one of the finest; best commercial buildings in this entire area. Through the years, many very successful businesses were housed here. In later years several very . . . Map (db m150028) HM
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70 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Original Site of Quincy College
On Maine Street just east of 8th Street, on the right when traveling east.
On this corner, in 1859, the Franciscan Fathers founded St. Francis Solanus College. In September of 1860, the College was relocated on Allstynes Prairie (the present site) at 19th and College Avenue. The charter was granted by the State of Illinois . . . Map (db m150020) HM
71 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Original Site of St. Peter Church
On Maine Street at 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Maine Street.
Founded in 1839 to serve the Irish Catholics of Quincy. Here runaway slave Augustine Tolton attended school, was confirmed and worked until he entered the seminary and became the first negro priest in the United States.Map (db m150019) HM
72 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — PaleoindianThe First Illinoisans — 12,000-8000 BC —
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
People arrive in North America from Asia more than 14,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. The formation of glaciers lowers sea level and exposes a wide land bridge connecting Asia and North America where the Bering Sea is today. In . . . Map (db m150287) HM
73 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Permanency of SlaveryLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling south.
Douglas: "Let each state mind its own business, and let its neighbors alone - then there will be no trouble on this question. . . . If we will stand by that great principle, then Mr. Lincoln will find that this Republic can exist forever . . . Map (db m156824) HM
74 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Political AlliesLooking for Lincoln — 1860 —
Near South 12th Street just north of State Street.
Abraham Lincoln and John Wood shared similar political views, Both were members of the Whig Party and were strongly allied against slavery. Lincoln and Wood worked to establish the Republican Party, and each campaigned for the other's . . . Map (db m58737) HM
75 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Political Campaigning in 1858Looking for Lincoln
On 5th Street just south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling east.
Quincy was in a festive mood for the all-day event with bands, banners, and thousands of people in attendance. Historian E.B. Long said, "It was a carnival time in Illinois. Mobs of thousands journeyed by wagon, horseback, boat and . . . Map (db m150023) HM
76 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Potawatomi Trail of DeathMill Creek 1838
On Rock Quarry Road south of Illinois Route 104, on the left when traveling north.
On October 7, 1838 nearly 850 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on Mill Creek on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. The diary records that they traveled 12 miles that day A child died.Map (db m181377) HM
77 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1804, the Sac and Fox cede their land between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the United States. Nine years later, General Howard and 1,400 mounted rangers burn a Sac village near the future site of Quincy. Legend has it that the . . . Map (db m150073) HM
78 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy National Cemetery
Near Maine Street north of Tisha Drive.
Civil War Quincy Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. Three days later, President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Men in Quincy, Illinois, rushed to volunteer for . . . Map (db m181384) HM
79 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy Senior High School1891 — Pilasters —
On 4th Street (Illinois Route 57) at Maine Street (U.S. 24) on 4th Street.
12th & Maine Romanesque Revival Style Harvey Chatten, Arthitect ——————————— Pilasters Students entered the school through a monumental arched entrance facing on Maine . . . Map (db m156773) HM
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80 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy's Early Environment1848
On Maine Street at 16th Street, on the left when traveling east on Maine Street.
Timbered hills, tall prairie grasses, ravines, creeks, and springs were prominent features of Quincy in Lincoln's time. Originally called "Bluffs," the town grew along the Mississippi's east bank and on the heights . . . Map (db m156922) HM
81 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy's German Heritage
On South 9th Street at State Street, on the right when traveling south on South 9th Street.
Began in 1829 with Michael Mast, from Forchheim, Baden. In the early 1830s many immigrants from that area settled here, followed closely by the Hessians. In the 1840s and '50s our ancestors were pouring in mainly from Westphalia and Hanover. Soon . . . Map (db m181391) HM
82 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy's Judge DouglasLooking for Lincoln
On Hampshire Street.
"His name fills the nation; and is not unknown, even in foreign lands" (A. Lincoln, 1856). Stephen A. Douglas, a Jacksonian Democrat, arrived in Quincy in 1841, at twenty-seven the youngest Supreme Court Judge in Illinois history. In . . . Map (db m150024) HM
83 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — R. F. Newcomb House1890-91 — Romanesque Revival —
On Maine Street at 16th Street, on the left when traveling east on Maine Street.
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84 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Racial EqualityLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lincoln: ". . . there is no reason in the world why the Negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence . . . . I hold that . . . in the right to eat the bread . . . which his own hand earns he is . . . Map (db m156821) HM
85 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Ruff Brewing Company
On 4th Street (Illinois Route 57) at Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north on 4th Street.
12th & Adams Founded by Caspar Ruff in 1855 Closed in 1948 [Emblem from razed brewery]Map (db m156772) HM
86 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Search for EqualityLooking for Lincoln
On South 4th Street (Illinois Route 57).
"Who shall say, I am the superior, and you are the inferior?" asked Lincoln in July 1858. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates focused on slavery. During the October 13th Quincy debate Lincoln affirmed: "...in the right to eat the bread . . . Map (db m58798) HM
87 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Spire SectionFirst United Presbyterian Church, 1879
On South 4th Street (Route 57) just south of Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north.
First United Presbyterian Church, 1879 8th & Broadway Gothic Revival Style Robert Bunce, Architect Construction began in May, 1875, but stalled when a violent storm collapsed the walls of the new church. Calamity struck again when fire . . . Map (db m150591) HM
88 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Spread of Slavery Into The TerritoriesLincoln-Douglas Debate
On 5th Street north of Maine Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lincoln: "We also oppose [slavery] as an evil so far as it seeks to spread itself. We insist upon a policy that shall restrict it to its present limits. We do not suppose on doing this that we infringe upon the Constitution. . . . . . Map (db m156828) HM
89 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — St. Boniface Catholic ChurchBuilt 1962
On Maine Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling east on Maine Street.
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90 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — 1 — St. John's Episcopal Church1852 — Quincy Landmark —
On 7th Street at Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street.
Type: Early Gothic Revival Date: 1853 Architect: Charles Howland Nominated by the Quincy Preservation Commission. Approved by the Quincy City Council, March 1, 1999. Charles W. Scholz, MayorMap (db m156836) HM
91 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Steamboats and RailroadsLooking for Lincoln
On Bonansinga Drive at All American Park on Bonansinga Drive.
Lincoln traveled to Quincy by stagecoach in 1854 after crossing the Illinois River at Naples. Lincoln's first documented visit was to support the Congressional candidacy of Archibald Williams and to attack the Kansas- Nebraska Act and . . . Map (db m57881) HM
92 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Stephen A. Douglas in Quincy
On Maine Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Statesman and politician Stephen A. Douglas began his distinguished national career in Quincy. A resident of the city from 1841-1847, he served as Associate Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1841-1843, then in the U.S. House until he was . . . Map (db m149962) HM
93 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Stone SmokehouseCirca 1840
Near Quinsippi Island Road west of Bonansinga Drive.
This smokehouse was originally built on the Luke and Lucinda Kimmons homestead located approximately two miles south of "Five Points" in Liberty Township. In 1972 it was donated to the Quincy Park District and rebuilt on the Adams Landing log cabin . . . Map (db m187254) HM
94 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The Browning House
On Hampshire Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
On this site stood the house of Orville Hickman Browning (1806-1881) Illinois State Senator and Representative Senator, Secretary of the Interior, and Attorney General of the United States Friend and adviser of Presidents Abraham . . . Map (db m150022) HM
95 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The History of South Park
On RJ Peters Drive west of 12th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the early 1890's Quincy saw a need for a park on the South side. This property was then owned by Judge B.F. Berrian jointly with his brothers. On April 16, 1895 at a meeting of the City Council park committee a recommendation was made and . . . Map (db m150206) HM
96 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The J. H. Brockschmidt Building1890
On Hampshire Street at 8th Street, on the left when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
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97 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The Latter-Day Saints in Quincy
On All American Park north of Hampshire Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1839, the Latter-Day Saints crossed the Mississippi River at this approximate site and were befriended by the citizens of Quincy. (Reverse:) "The citizens of Quincy (will) be held in everlasting remembrance for their unparalleled . . . Map (db m150451) HM
98 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The Lord's Barn
On South 4th Street (Illinois Route 57) just south of Maine Street (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north.
Here on December 4, 1830 the first organized congregation in Quincy was established by the Reverend Asa Turner, one of seven Yale theological students, known as the "Yale Band," who pledge to save the "west" for Christ by founding churches and . . . Map (db m150025) HM
99 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The Lord's Cabin
Near Quinsippi Island Road west of Bonansinga Drive.
The Lord's Cabin is dedicated to the glory of God, the use for all God's people and in memory of Sir Knight Norbert H. (Bert) Wensing. (1928-1977) It was dedicated November 5, 1977, by the most Reverend Joseph A. McNicholas, D.D., Bishop of . . . Map (db m187250) HM
100 Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — The MonumentWoodland Cemetery
Near South 5th Street south of Madison Street, on the right when traveling south.
Inscription - South Side of Monument "Consecrated A.D. 1867 by Sisters of the Good Samaritan in duty, affection, and reverence to the memory of the faithful soldiers of Adams county, who gave their lives that the nation might live." . . . Map (db m150045) HM

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