On East Division Street / Johnson Road (Illinois Route 113) 1 mile west of Interstate 55, on the right when traveling west.
The Diamond Mine of the Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company, located near Braidwood on the Grundy-Will County line, was the site of a major mine disaster in Illinois.
The mine was on a marshy tract of land that had no natural . . . — — Map (db m6868) HM
On East Mazon Street at North Center Street on East Mazon Street.
Thank you to Bob and Peggy Kraft for donating this Route 66 Hall of Fame streetcar to Gardner.
The Krafts provided years of food, fun and nostalgia at their Riviera Roadhouse located on Route 66. The Riviera unfortunately burned down on June 8, . . . — — Map (db m159247) HM
On East Benton Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on East Benton Street.
This building housed the depot and powerhouse for
the interurban streetcar line, as part of the Illinois
Traction System. The line ran between Joliet, Morris,
Ottawa and Princeton and closed in 1934.
Morris Downtown
Commercial Historic . . . — — Map (db m239311) HM
In 1873 J. H. Hall started a school furniture factory at
this location. The following year the new owner, F. T.
June, built this building and named it Sherwood School
Furniture. Two years later Coleman Hardware moved in.
They made casters and . . . — — Map (db m239277) HM
On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on West Illinois Avenue.
[panel 1] "...How sweet the recollection, when my children were about me, then I felt I had protection, and no one dared to flout me." Elsie Armstrong wrote an epic poem that records the tragic deaths of four children. It . . . — — Map (db m233211) HM
On East Washington Street east of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built by Max Frank, this building is a prime example of Italianate commercial architecture. In 1905 it was rented by the Morris Post Office. In 1942 it was purchased by the Colonial Furniture Co. — — Map (db m233164) HM
On Liberty Street south of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built by Louis Gebhard, founder of the Gebhard Brewery. The ground floor originally housed Peterson's Grocery, Cronin Hardware and Sachse Saloon. Apartments were on the second floor, and the Masonic Lodge was on the third. This building has also . . . — — Map (db m239274) HM
On East Washington Street just east of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east.
Erected and Dedicated to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Grundy County 1861 — 1865. Missionary Ridge Shiloh Vicksburg Chickamauga — — Map (db m239304) WM
On East Washington Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on East Washington Street.
Abigail Atwater and N.C. Perry built this building to house the Grundy County Bank. The northern section was built by canal boat captain, Samuel Hull to house a grocery store and his living quarters upstairs. — — Map (db m233112) HM
Near East Washington Street just east of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east.
In honor of the men of Grundy County who died in service in the Great War for Democracy that Peace might reign in the World Alfred Baker • Christ Beck • William Bridel • Joseph Cantwell • Paul Carter • Cesare Constantine • John Crosetto • Claude . . . — — Map (db m232998) WM
On Liberty Street just south of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected prior to 1700, over the grave of Chief Nucquette, near foot of Wauponsee Street, Morris.——— Moved by City Council — 1925 — — Map (db m232999) HM
Near West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east.
During World War II the Wisconsin Based Manitowoc Ship Building Company constructed twenty eight Gato/Bolao Class submarines. This bolstered the production of existing Naval Shipyards. The completed submarines made their way from Lake Michigan down . . . — — Map (db m233000) HM
On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the left when traveling west on West Illinois Avenue.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places January 31, 2006 A place of historical and architectural significance Established as the Grundy County Seat in 1842 — — Map (db m233107) HM
Near East Washington Street just east of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east.
On April 12, 1842, Morris was confirmed as the site for the county seat of Grundy County. This tree is planted in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the event. — — Map (db m239284) HM
This half-faced camp, built by Joe Sukle of logs cut from the Aux Sable timber, is a replica of the one built by Henry Cryder, Nathaniel Tabler, and Zachariah Walley when they arrived at Aux Sable Creek on October 23, 1833. The original camp . . . — — Map (db m239309) HM
On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on West Illinois Avenue.
Canal commissioners were charged with platting towns to develop commerce along the canal. In 1841, the state's largest county — LaSalle County (to the west) was split with the eastern section becoming Grundy County. The location of the new county . . . — — Map (db m233167) HM
On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on West Illinois Avenue.
Morris blossomed into an important agricultural center when the I&M Canal opened in 1848. The remains of the historic Coleman Hardware building (now housing the Grundy County Historical Museum) and the nearby Gebhard Brewery are reminders of the . . . — — Map (db m233168) HM
On Grundy Avenue west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
(South Side)
Welcome to Grundy County
And the
Black Dirt Capital of the World
[Four young men and women walking right off the farm straight into the war effort.]
(North Side)
[The B-29 bomber "The City of Grundy Center"] . . . — — Map (db m167924) WM
On Main Street (State Highway 6) just north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
[side 1] Trenton, Settled in 1834, became the seat of Grundy County in 1841, when James S. Lomax gave 80 acres for a townsite. The county is named for Felix Grundy, United States Attorney General 1838-1839. The town name is . . . — — Map (db m179714) HM
On East 9th Street (State Highway 6) just west of Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
This Fire Bell was located in the bell tower of the City Hall Building constructed on this site in 1896. Upon the reporting of a fire, the bell was rung for fifteen seconds followed by one, two, three or four strokes to indicate the Ward location of . . . — — Map (db m216894) HM
On Main Street at 10th Street, in the median on Main Street.
Commemorates Trenton’s founding and the significance of “Five Points” in Trenton’s development. The original pole was erected in 1872. The fourth pole was erected in 2012. — — Map (db m216937) HM
On Beersheba Street north of Main Street (Tennessee Highway 56), on the left when traveling north.
Erected by the Town of
Altamont, in memory of
the boys from Grundy
County, who gave their
lives in the service of
their country.
World War I
Fults, Henry • Hargis, Marion Dolph • Kilgore, George • Lusk, Harvey • Patton, Harris • . . . — — Map (db m150463) WM
On Main Street (Tennessee Route 56) at Tennessee Route 108, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade, having left Chattanooga July 9, bivouacked here enroute to his capture of Murfreesboro. The Brigade then consisted of the 8th Texas Cavalry (Wharton), 2nd Georgis Cavalry (Lawton), and Woodard's Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m25919) HM
On Cumberland Street south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
To the memory of all men, women, and children from Grundy County that contributed to the
defense of their homeland during the War for Southern Independence
Reverse: “Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle . . . — — Map (db m150461) WM
On Beersheba Street north of Main Street (Tennessee Highway 56), on the right when traveling south.
In memory of LTJG William (Billy) E. Stulce U.S. Navy from Daisy, Tennessee, who gave his life in the performance of his duty on the 18th of September 1945.
While flying on a routine mission LTJG Stulce's F6F Hellcat fighter plane caught . . . — — Map (db m150464) WM
On Main Street (State Highway 56) near Spring Street, on the right when traveling north.
[Center]
Erected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars & the American Legion posts of Grundy County in memory of the Grundy County servicemen, who gave their lives in the Korean & Vietnam conflicts.
Greater love has no man than this, . . . — — Map (db m150465) WM
On Scenic Tennessee Route 56, 0 miles west of Hege Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1/4 mile southeast. In 1837 several log structures were built and later joined together. Later buildings of handmade brick were added. Enlargement to present form was made by Col. John Armfield in 1857. In antebellum days the courtyard was the scene . . . — — Map (db m25917) HM
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade passed here enroute to its junction with additional units, to be followed by a further advance on the Federal garrison and stores at Murfreesboro. Leaving Chattanooga on July 9, the brigade here consisted of the . . . — — Map (db m25918) HM
On Tennessee Route 56 at Dahlgron Street, on the left when traveling east on State Route 56.
Described as "Tennessee's foremost woman writer of fiction." she used the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock for over thirty years. The Tennessee mountains and the Civil War were used as the settings for her novels and short stories, and she gathered . . . — — Map (db m25915) HM
On Tennessee Route 56 at Phipps Street, on the left when traveling south on State Route 56.
Established in the early 1900s, Creighton & Sons General Store was owned and operated by three generations. It was a Sears building delivered to Coalmont on the “Mountain Goat” train and assembled on site. The first storekeeper was . . . — — Map (db m167626) HM
On Heidenburg Street at Tennessee Route 56, on the right when traveling west on Heidenburg Street.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, as it was known at that time, was established on August 18, 1916. The Sewanee Fuel & Iron Company conveyed one acre of land to the church. Dedicated in the spring of 1917, the church's original founders included W. M. . . . — — Map (db m167623) HM
On Tennessee Route 108 at 20th Ave South, on the right when traveling east on State Route 108.
Apparently named for a commune in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, it was founded by Peter Staub, native of that locality, and 100 Swiss families who bought land here, on April 11, 1869. Since 1880, normal increases in population and the desire . . . — — Map (db m151965) HM
On Tennessee Route 108, 0.3 miles west of 18th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
One of the original Swiss settlers of Gruetli in 1869, Melchior Thoni become one of the most famous woodcarvers of Tennessee, executing carvings in the old Governor’s Mansion and the altar of Christ Church in Nashville. About 1880, among his many . . . — — Map (db m60430) HM
Near Northcutt Cove Road, 1.6 miles west of West Smartt Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Northcutts Cove Chapel is the oldest standing meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) in the Southeastern United States. The building was constructed and paid for by local members, friends, and . . . — — Map (db m150455) HM
On West College Street (U.S. 41) at West Main Street (U.S. 41A), on the right when traveling south on West College Street.
Grundy County
Established 1844; named in honor of
Felix Grundy
of Virginia. Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; Rep. in Congress from Tenn. 1811-1814; U.S. Senator 1829-38. Attorney Gen. in President Van Buren's Cabinet. At the time . . . — — Map (db m150469) HM
On Tracy Road (U.S. 41) at Justus Street, on the left when traveling north on Tracy Road.
In 1932, Myles Horton and Don West founded Highlander Folk School, located ½ mile north of this site. It quickly became one of the few schools in the South committed to the cause of organized labor, economic justice. and an end to racial . . . — — Map (db m150471) HM
On Assembly Avenue (Tennessee Route 41-a) at College Street, on the right when traveling north on Assembly Avenue.
MSSA differed from other Chautauquas and is significant is that it was ecumenical from the beginning. Known as the Chautauqua of the South, it has conducted annual assemblies for religious and educational programs without interruption since 1883. In . . . — — Map (db m56195) HM
On East Approach at Eclipse Way, on the right when traveling west on East Approach.
The Amphitheatre, facing south on the hill north of this marker, was completed for the opening of the first assembly on July 17, 1883. It was built under the supervision of William Webster, landscape engineer of Rochester, New York, who came to . . . — — Map (db m231155) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 41) at Fairmont Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
On October 11, 1838, the last group of 650-700 treaty party Cherokees (so-called), led by conductor John A. Bell, also Cherokee, left Ft. Cass in Charleston, TN, headed for their new homes in the West. With them was U.S. Army LT. Edward Deas, . . . — — Map (db m167640) HM
On Inn Way at Laburnum Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Inn Way.
The Dawn Redwood trees (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) found here are some of the oldest known trees in the world. The species has been found in fossils dating back 100 million years ago and was once native to most of North America. It was thought to . . . — — Map (db m231157) HM
On Hillsboro Highway (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling south.
Established 1844: named in honor of Felix Grundy of Virginia. Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; Rep. in Congress from Tenn. 1811-1814. US Senator 1829-38. Attorney Gen. in President Van Buren's Cabinet. At the time of his death in 1840, . . . — — Map (db m26596) HM
On Interstate 24 at milepost 133.6,, 0.5 miles west of U.S. 41A, on the right when traveling west.
The beautiful but rugged landscape of the Southern Cumberlands created a transportation nightmare for both Union and Confederate commanders as they struggled to move men and supplies through the area. The Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad provided . . . — — Map (db m181105) HM
On 10th Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Street.
The Episcopal Church was slow to start in Tennessee with the first congregation dating from 1827 and the first Bishop, James H. Otey, consecrated in 1834. At the beginning of the Civil War there were only 27 clergymen and 1500 communicants in the . . . — — Map (db m194424) HM
On Altamont Street (U.S. 41) at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Altamont Street.
Nearby, in the early 1870’s, a crude experimental blast furnace was built by Samuel E. Jones for the Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company. Called “Fiery Gizzard”, the furnace was to determine if coke burned from local coal was of . . . — — Map (db m60429) HM
On 7th Street (U.S. 41) at 9th St, on the left when traveling west on 7th Street.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1883 built 120 coke ovens 6 miles east to help supply its growing iron works. The company contracted with the state, and convicts worked the ovens until 1896. On August 13, 1892, Tracy City miners, who opposed . . . — — Map (db m60428) HM
The Miner's Legacy of Hard Work, Devotion To Family, Concern for Community, and Patriotism Has Had A Continuous Influence On Succeeding Generations
To Honor Them And Preserve The Memory Of Their Contribution
The Town Of Tracy City Dedicates This . . . — — Map (db m86246) HM
