Historical Markers and War Memorials in Perry, Illinois
Pittsfield is the county seat for Pike County
Perry is in Pike County
Pike County(54) ► ADJACENT TO PIKE COUNTY Adams County(82) ► Brown County(2) ► Calhoun County(6) ► Greene County(4) ► Morgan County(20) ► Scott County(9) ► Marion County, Missouri(71) ► Pike County, Missouri(14) ► Ralls County, Missouri(13) ►
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On Main Street at Cross Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Front Enjoy this park set aside for quiet reflection. It memorializes 177 years of Christian spirit and community service.
Back
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
[lines of sheet music]
1837 The congregation was established . . . — — Map (db m137281) HM
On East Main Street at Federal Street on East Main Street.
On Oct. 5, 1838, about 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at McKee’s Creek near here on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas, known as the Trail of Death. They crossed the Illinois River by ferry. Leaving the river they had to seek water, because of . . . — — Map (db m135378) HM
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Our community honors each person who answers a grateful nation’s call to defend the Constitution of the United States and to preserve Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for all Americans.
A.D. 2013
“We have met the enemy and . . . — — Map (db m137270) WM