On North Mill Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Mill Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Washington Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street.
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 North Mill Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Vermillion Street south of West Madison Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 116) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On East Madison Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On South Mill Street at Water Street, on the left when traveling south on South Mill Street.
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
Near Charlotte Pike (U.S. 70) west of Davidson Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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.
