Mineral rich spring waters were discovered along the French trail called the Grand Trace south of this location around 1720. A trading post called Eau Mineral, later Sulfur Springs, was established there and by 1846, Sulfur Springs boasted a post . . . — — Map (db m167457) HM
Creal Springs Seminary stood 350 feet east southeast of this marker and opened on September 22, 1884. It was built on a five-acre tract purchased from Edward Creal by Gertrude Brown Murrah and her husband, Henry Clay Murrah, in March 1884. The . . . — — Map (db m167454) HM
Two Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the Northwest corner of this cemetery. John Damron was born in 1757 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He enlisted in the army in 1776, and served in the 9th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line. In . . . — — Map (db m167453) HM WM
George Rogers Clark passed this way late in June 1778 enroute from Fort Massac to capture Kaskaskia from British winning the west for the Union — — Map (db m216304) HM
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In recognition of the men who lost their lives in the conflict of June 21 & 22, 1922. A time of labor unrest and lawlessness which still stands as the largest loss of life due to a labor dispute in the country. A tragedy known as . . . — — Map (db m216308) HM
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In Memory
of
Our Heroic Dead
Veterans
of
the World War
1917-1918
(names in italics indicate Killed or Died in Service)
Otis C. Ladd David E. Davies Roscoe Propes Preston Staton . . . — — Map (db m216846) WM
Robert Butler was born Jan. 23, 1927 at 704 N. Garfield to Homer and Eva Clarida Butler. He has one brother, James William, younger than he.
Bob attended Jefferson, Logan and Washington schools as well as Marion Township High School, graduating . . . — — Map (db m119587) HM
The first Chamnesstown School
was built here around 1860.
The land was donated by
Jonathan Scott Chamness.
At that time Williamson County
was divided into 120 school
districts.
Each school served an area of
4 square . . . — — Map (db m271395) HM
Williamson County was formed from the south half of Franklin County on February 28, 1839. The county was divided into twelve congressional townships each consisting of 36 sections. The 16th section of each township was designated to sell in order to . . . — — Map (db m227613) HM
Dedicated to all Veterans in all wars that brought honor to our Country and promise to our dreams
All gave some, some gave all
(left) Martin K. Davis
Sergeant. Co. H.
116th Illinois Infantry,
Vicksburg, Miss.
22 May 1863 . . . — — Map (db m247382) WM
Donated by Leroy A. Goddard
Dedicated May 30, 1919
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m253742) HM
On August 19, 1861, then-U.S. Congressman and future Major General John A. Logan delivered his pivotal speech on this site. The speech resulted in the region remaining loyal to the North during the Civil War.
Recruiting the 31st Illinois . . . — — Map (db m242456) HM
On August 19, 1861, U.S. Congressman John A. Logan delivered his speech on this public square which resulted in this region remaining loyal to the North during the Civil War, 1861-1865.
The 31st Ill. Vol. Infantry Regt. was formed with . . . — — Map (db m242455) HM
The Life and Legacy of Joseph Cannon
The Formative Years:
The eldest son of Hershel D. & Iva Mae (Chitty) Cannon.
The eldest brother in a family of 7 boys & 3 girls.
Served with the (CCC) Civilian Conservation . . . — — Map (db m271786) HM
The brave men and women of the Korean War did more to stop Communism than we may ever know.
In honor and memory of all who served in the Korean War
They shall never be forgotten — — Map (db m247796) WM
The county of Williamson and the town of Marion were both born February 28, 1839 when the Illinois Legislature approved the formation of Williamson County out of Franklin County to the north. In October of that year William Benson deeded, as a . . . — — Map (db m119584) HM
In memory of
James Gulledge
Ferne Kobler
Zelma Latham
Lynn Sue Moore
Pauline Pearson
Mae Rader
James Simmons
Helen White
Leona White
Effie Jane Wilson
May 29, 1982
On May 29, 1982 at 3:15 P.M. a tornado struck Marion . . . — — Map (db m119588) HM
George W. Ashby, architect
Prairie School and Craftsman architectural styles
Restoration by De Mattei family 1991-2001
This house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 2002 — — Map (db m253824) HM
The dream of the Vietnam Veterans Reunion Committee
was to build a memorial to give life to those that have
passed and peace to those that are living, while honoring all.
VETERANS LIVING MEMORIAL
"A Memorial for all Veterans. Peace time, War . . . — — Map (db m247802) WM
Vietnam veterans were simply the best of America at the worst of times and it matters not what is engraved in this granite but what we have woven into the lives of others.
We know who we are we know what we did and only we know others like . . . — — Map (db m252782) WM
Prairie School style architecture,
Spencer & Temple, architects, Champaign, IL.
Williamson County
Historical Society & Museum -
1972
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United . . . — — Map (db m253746) HM
Before the Refuge existed, the area before you was a site of wartime industry. During World War II, the
Illinois Ordnance Plant was established here by the
Department of War. This site was chosen because of its
geographic location and the . . . — — Map (db m271376) HM
16 million men left their homes, families, farms, mines and factories to preserve the freedoms so many take for granted today.
Their wives, sisters and mothers also left their homes to work the factories in support of the war effort with . . . — — Map (db m248868) WM
