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This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker image, Touch for more information
By Jason Voigt, March 28, 2024
This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker
1 Illinois, Hancock County, Warsaw — This Antique Fire Hydrant
Did service for the City of Warsaw from 1926 until 2004. Manufactured by the Ludlow Valve Co.. The fire plug was located at the foot of the North 4th Str. Hill. The original cost in 1926 was $52.50. The list on the replacement was $950.00.Map (db m243909) HM
2 Illinois, Madison County, Collinsville — CahokiaCity of the Sun
Cahokia was the largest prehistoric Indian community in America north of Mexico. It covered an area of six square-miles, including at least 120 mounds of different size and function. Initial occupation during Late Woodland times (AD 700-800) . . . Map (db m151122) HM
3 Illinois, Massac County, Metropolis — Superman Statue Facts
The Superman Statue is the Largest Superman Statue in the World and is 15 foot tall and weighs 6000 pounds. The Superman Statue was ordered on November 17, 1992, in the same month Superman "died" in the comics. Superman: The Man of Steel #17. . . . Map (db m233642) HM
4 Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria — The Easton Fountain
This fountain and others identical to it were commissioned by Sara Hall Easton to honor her husband Edward S. Easton, a wealthy grain dealer and distiller, upon his death in 1901. The Eastons built and lived in the stately mansion to your far . . . Map (db m220265) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 27, 2024