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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «putnam county» AND «illinois»

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By Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021
Continental Flight 11 Memorial (south side)
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1 ► Missouri, Putnam County, Unionville — Continental Flight 11 Memorial — May 22, 1962 — "Lest We Forget" —
On Main Street (U.S. 136) just west of South 16th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[north side] This Continental Flight 11 tragedy occurred in Putnam County on May 22, 1962, and changed America’s air travel forever. The Hopes and Dreams of the families of the Passengers and Crew were destroyed. Dedicated on May 22, 2010, . . . — — Map (db m188199) HM

2 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Putnamville — The Cumberland Road · The National Road · U.S. Highway 40 —
Near U.S. 40 at Indiana Route 243.
The Historic National Road, begun in 1806, is the nation's first inter-state highway and the first road to be federally funded, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. This road covers 156 miles across Indiana to link the . . . — — Map (db m260026) HM

3 ► Missouri, Putnam County, Unionville — Unionville —
On Main Street (U.S. 136) just east of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[side 1] Judicial seat of Putnam County since 1853, Unionville lies 1070 feet above sea level in a scenic region of wooded hills and rolling prairies. Unionville, first named Harmony, was the fifth site to be designated county . . . — — Map (db m179724) HM

4 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Donald J. Cook (1915 - 2005) —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
“I felt called to teach as some men feel called to preach.” - - - D.J. Cook Donald J. Cook, born at Rock Island, Il. B.A., Augustana College, 1937, M.S., U. Of Illinois, 1938, Ph.D., Indiana U., 1944, also served as . . . — — Map (db m56340) HM

5 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Prevo 1900 - 1992 —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Prevos as we knew it started as the Model Store in 1900 as a men’s haberdashery located at 12 E. Washington St., Greencastle, Ind. Owned by Samuel C. Prevo. From his second marriage to Emily Hogue from Clark County Illinois they had three . . . — — Map (db m56410) HM

6 ► Oregon, Lane County, Eugene — Eugene Skinner
On Skinner Butte Loop, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Early settler of this region for whom the city of Eugene and Skinner Butte is named. According to tradition, Skinner built the area’s first cabin near this site, ca 1846. — — Map (db m264844) 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.
 
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