On North Front Street north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
On July 5, 1918, the steamboat Columbia sank upstream
from this spot near what was then Wesley City. What began
as one of the season's premier social events ended in tragedy.
The Pekin South Side Social Club sponsored the . . . — — Map (db m253050) HM
On Court Street at South Capitol Street, on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
One of 175 Civil War regiments that gave African-American men the
chance to fight for the Union, the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry was
organized April 24, 1864, and dismissed Nov. 6, 1865. With 2072 men from
Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin, it was . . . — — Map (db m253003) HM
On North Monroe Street at West Fast Avenue (County Highway 23), on the right when traveling north on North Monroe Street.
In 1837, James Pendergast bought this lot in Mackinaw at what was then the intersection of Monroe and Market Streets. In 1843, he began hauling lumber from Pekin for an addition to the existing home, which when completed would become a one and a . . . — — Map (db m308465) HM
Near North Prospect Road, on the right when traveling north.
Norman Purple d.1863 Peoria attorney and judge; appointed Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in 1846; compiled the general statutes of the state, known as the Purple Statutes. Vista Hill F3
Charles Ballance d.1874 Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m185720) HM
Near South Tecumseh Road (Ohio Route 69). Reported permanently removed.
You are standing on the site of a cabin built by John Keifer in 1824. John Keifer (1802- 1863) and his wife Elizabeth Donnel (1805- 1865), daughter of surveyor Jonathan Donnel, resided here until 1830. That year the family moved to another farm . . . — — Map (db m299338) HM
Near Court Street east of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
William Henry ‘Bill’ Costley was the oldest son of Benjamin and Nance (Legins)
Costley and was born 1840 in Pekin. Born into indentured servitude with his two
older sisters Amanda and Eliza Jane, they and their mother had their freedom
confirmed . . . — — Map (db m253035) 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.
