1917 – 1919
In memory
of the soldiers sailors and nurses
of Livingston County who made the
supreme sacrifice during the World War
Row One
George E. Personette • William Durre • Burt McCoy • Victor V. Vahldieck . . . — — Map (db m29778) WM
Etched in Stone
In memory of those men and women of Livingston County who served in
World War II
1941 - 1945
Bronze Marker
1941 – 1945
To the eternal memory of the men
of Livingston County
Global . . . — — Map (db m29785) WM
Pontiac organizer of the conspiracy which bears his name, was born on the Maumee River in what is now Ohio, in 1720. As Chief, he led the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians at Braddocks (sic) defeat July 9, 1755. When France surrendered Canada to the . . . — — Map (db m29751) HM
On boulder
In Honor of our
Desert Storm Veterans
1990 1991
Dedication Plaque
May 17, 1992 - - a special dedication,
memories - - sweet n’ bitter recollections.
August 1990, U.S. troops deployed to a . . . — — Map (db m29759) WM
Top Section Photo
Lincoln’s good friend Jesse Fell had more to do with shaping early events in Livingston County and Pontiac than any other man. He named the county and, in 1837, was instrumental in having the county seat located here. . . . — — Map (db m29727) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1900 — — Map (db m163375) HM
The Oldest Brick Home
in Pontiac, Illinois
A restoration project of the
Livingston County Historical Society
The Jones House
is listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places — — Map (db m29757) HM
Photo Text - Upper Section
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, young attorneys who had faced each other earlier in Livingston County’s first court case, later the same day debated political issues at this very site. At the Old . . . — — Map (db m29689) HM
On this site, the evening of December 2, 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee initiated a two-week siege of Nashville. This was to be the last significant offensive military operation of the Civil War by the South. It was also one of the most . . . — — Map (db m281291) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
