Following the French and Indian War (1754-1763), France ceded all claims to their North American Territory, called New France, to England in the Treaty of Paris (February, 1763). English troops quickly occupied many former French forts and . . . — — Map (db m298874) HM
On the site of Palermo, three miles east of here, according to tradition George Croghan, Deputy Supt. of Indian Affairs, met the Ottowa Chief Pontiac in July, 1765, and made preliminary arragements for the peace which ended the Indian uprising known . . . — — Map (db m299246) HM
One of the original Milestones which marked the trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 93 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — — Map (db m11651) HM
One of the original Milestones which marked the Trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 97 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — — Map (db m11658) HM
A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the . . . — — Map (db m10997) HM
Center Panel
To Honor
The Men and Women
who Have Served
Our Country
Left Panel
W W I Apr. 6, 1916 — Nov. 11, 1918
Atwill Augustus Basil Bennett Emil Bennett James R. Bolin, Sr. Rholand Fitzpatrick . . . — — Map (db m30946) WM
First Plaque - Front of Boulder
1775 - D. A. R. (Crest) - 1783
To the Honor and Glory
of the Soldiers of the
- American Revolution -
who are buried in Edgar Co.
Row One
Elijah Austin Hugh Barr James . . . — — Map (db m23460) WM
Lest We Forget World War I
Applegate, Henry A. Baldwin, Otto Boling, Carl Burns, Jesse Ogden Crawford, Alva Crowder, Lester Dalton, Claude H. Dawson, William Dengler, Lundy B. Dibble, William H. Dinsmore, Frank A. Duck, . . . — — Map (db m189020) WM
(left column:)
This memorial is dedicated to honor
the spirit and sacrifice of the brave men
and women of Edgar County who lost
their lives while serving in the United States
Armed Forces during the war in Korea 1950-1953 . . . — — Map (db m188352) WM
Plaque One
These Millstones long in the Service
of our Pioneers dedicated to their memory
by the Edgar County Historical Society
1817 - 1927
Plaque Two
From the Lewis Jones Farm near Nevins
presented to
Edgar . . . — — Map (db m23457) HM
(left column:)
To all who fought and lost their lives
To all who served in conflicts
around the world
in peace and wartime past and present
(right column:)
The Ultimate Sacrifice
1544th Illinois National . . . — — Map (db m188348) WM
Paris lies in the heart of a rich farming area. Most of the land embraced in Edgar County, including Paris, remained Kickapoo hunting grounds until 1819, but the eastern quarter of the county was part of a tract ceded by the Indians in 1809 and . . . — — Map (db m188363) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1924 — — Map (db m226117) HM
Tom Sunkel was born on a farm just a few miles west of Paris. With the help of his uncle Paul McFall and his wife to be Ivadean he embarked on a 20 year journey in professional baseball. He distinguished himself as a pitcher with an amazing . . . — — Map (db m188362) HM
(left column:)
This memorial is dedicated to honor
the spirit and sacrifice of the brave men
and women of Edgar County who lost
their lives while serving in the United States
Armed Forces during the war in Vietnam. . . . — — Map (db m188349) WM
In 1834, Joseph Smith, prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), together with about 200 LDS Volunteers from Kirtland, Ohio, marched to assist threatened church members in Jackson County, Missouri. Called “Zions . . . — — Map (db m23351) HM
The fertile prairies in Illinois attracted the attention of French fur trader Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette as they explored the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in 1673. France claimed this region until 1763 when she surrendered it to . . . — — Map (db m131294) HM
