On West Main Street (U.S. 6) west of North Locust Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was formed in 1855, after a small group of worshippers started meeting in their homes in 1838.
A Church was erected on this lot in 1889. The Church was destroyed by fire on January 24, 1896 and was rebuilt in nine . . . — — Map (db m310281) HM
On Bluff Trail 0.2 miles north of East 875th Road, on the right when traveling west.
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i> French trade and diplomacy thrived between 1683 through 1691 along the Illinois River at Fort Saint Louis which once encompassed the top of the sandstone butte later known as "Starved Rock."
French explorer Robert Renee Cavalier . . . — — Map (db m258239) HM
On County Road 1950 East 0.5 miles north of North Main Street (Illinois Route 26), on the right when traveling north.
Conserving Both Nature and Culture
Throughout the Illinois River valley, human
history is entwined with a beautiful and abundant
landscape. In Bureau County, we're committed
to conserving our cultural and natural treasures.
One . . . — — Map (db m253253) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 89), on the right when traveling south.
Just north of town are remnants of the Cherry Coal Mine, where 259 miners lost their lives in one of the worst mine disasters in United States history.
The St. Paul Coal Company began mining coal at Cherry in 1905 and by 1909 was mining . . . — — Map (db m308284) HM
On East State Road 0.1 miles east of Illinois 78, on the left when traveling east.
This East-West road crossing Route 78 is one of the few intact segments of the Great Sauk Trail from the Mississippi River to Lake Erie. It was blazed along this glacial moraine by buffalo thousands of years ago as they traveled around Lake Wenno, . . . — — Map (db m213646) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 34) at East Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 2005 the Flags of Freedom were raised on Interstate 80, Exit 56 to honor our veterans, past, present and future. These flags symbolize the brave men and women who now serve and have served this great nation. These magnificent flags which are 30 . . . — — Map (db m253139) HM
On South Main Street at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 2005 the Flags of Freedom were raised on Interstate 80, Exit 56 to honor our veterans, past, present and future. These flags symbolize the brave men and women who now serve and have served this great nation. These magnificent flags which are 30 . . . — — Map (db m253182) HM
