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
The First State Bank of Manlius was organized March 21, 1902, by
Max P. Seibel with an initial capital of $25,000. It officially opened
June 14, 1902. Its original location was on the west side of Main
Street in Manlius, IL. The first officers . . . — — Map (db m253261) HM
The Manlius Historical Society was incorporated on October 31,
2001 with the purpose of purchasing the old First State Bank
building, preserving its unique style of architecture and reopening
it as a museum.
Original 2001 Officers:
Dee . . . — — Map (db m253274) HM
1005 N. Main St., c. 1885, originally a Meat Market.
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Princeton North Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253181) HM
1849 land grant by Chauncey Colton - Three directors elected - School constructed 1850 - First session 1850 - Walls 12" thick - cedar shingles heated by pot bellied stove - outside dimensions 22'x 26 - Moved 12 miles from John Nelson farm to its . . . — — Map (db m253092) HM
Originally a Grocery Store
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Princeton South Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253177) HM
originally a Furniture Store
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Princeton South Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253179) HM
Originally a Dry Good Store
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Princeton South Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253156) HM
Originally
a Gentleman's
Clothing Store
This building has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Princeton North Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253137) HM
Originally
a 5 & 10 Cent Store
This building has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Princeton North Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253134) HM
Originally a dry good store
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Princeton North Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m253107) HM
In memory of Enos and Elizabeth Mercer Matson
who came here in 1836
Peter and Jane Dawson Matson
who came here in 1845
these two brothers and their families
came from St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio — — Map (db m195957) HM
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
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
First permanent white settlers in Bureau Co located here May 5, 1828. Col Zachary Taylor later Pres of U.S. and Jefferson Davis lodged here enroute to Galena on Peoria Galena State Road at beginning of Black Hawk War. Site of Ft Thomas. Also . . . — — Map (db m257428) HM
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
World-renowned organist, master teacher, recording artist, innovative arranger, and concert star.
Son of Miles S. and Birdie Nichols Fox. Native of Princeton, IL. and graduate of Princeton High School. First organ lessons at Hampshire Colony . . . — — Map (db m253142) HM
This house was one of the most important stations in the Underground Railroad movement in Illinois. Runaway slaves were harbored by the Lovejoy family until arrangements could be made for them to travel to the next station on their way to Canada. — — Map (db m259404) HM
Lovejoy Way is a tribute to Owen Lovejoy. Lovejoy came to
Princeton in 1838 to minister at the Hampshire Colony
Church. He spent 17 years here. When he arrived, he
resided with the Butler Denham family, who lived on the
east edge of town. When . . . — — Map (db m253166) HM
This two-story frame structure was the home of abolitionist Owen Lovejoy, who was born in Maine in 1811. Lovejoy moved into the house in 1838, when he became a Congregationalist minister. He was leader in the formation of the Republican Party in . . . — — Map (db m308285) HM
Dick Nelson was born in Princeton to Francis and
Malcolm Nelson. He graduated from Princeton High
School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army as a radar
operator in Virginia and Alaska from 1955 to 1957.
Dick married his wife, Judy, on . . . — — Map (db m253175) HM
In memory of Bureau County Pioneers. Sunk the first third Vein Coal mine in Hall Township in 1879. Sold in 1888 to C.W. & V. Coal Co. Mine closed in 1913. The town of Seatonville located on land owned by Seaton Brothers was named for them. This . . . — — Map (db m307719) HM
Pioneer resident of Spring Valley. Achieved national prominence in the settlement of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Strike in 1902 with the co-operation of President Theodore Roosevelt. President of United Mine Workers, 1889-1908. Author of . . . — — Map (db m308286) HM
Pioneer resident of Spring Valley. Achieved national prominence in the settlement of the Pennsylvania anthracite miners strike in 1902 with the co-operation of President Theodore Roosevelt. President of United Mine Workers, 1889-1908. Author of . . . — — Map (db m308287) HM
Honor Roll
1950 Korean War 1955
These made the supreme sacrifice
Joseph Cieslak Frank Ogden
Spring Valley Korean veterans
Actis J Alpaugh W Anderson R Andes J Belski T Bertalot F A Bertotti R Blum W Bobbio L . . . — — Map (db m185181) WM
[Top plaque]
Dedicated to the armed services men
and women of the Spring Valley area
who volunteered their lives to
preserve the freedom of our country.
American Legion Post 182
Spring Valley, Illinois
1994
[Bottom . . . — — Map (db m185185) WM
Honor roll
1961 Vietnam War 1975
He made the supreme sacrifice
Harry Lewis Jr.
Spring Valley Vietnam veterans
Actis R Acuncius W Andes J Andreoni P Andreoni W L Angelo R Ballerini L E Ballerini L F Ballerini L J . . . — — Map (db m185172) WM
[Center plaque]
American Legion
Preamble · to · the · Constitution
For God and country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and . . . — — Map (db m185085) WM
Don Marquis, American humorist,
dramatist, and poet, was born in Walnut,
July 29, 1878. In 1899 he went to
Washington, D. C., where he began his
career in journalism. He later worked
on newspapers in Atlanta and New York
City. In Atlanta he . . . — — Map (db m230562) HM
[Front] The purpose of all war is ultimate peace Saint Augustine
[Side] In honor and memory of those who served. Our thanks to all at home and abroad who helped preserve our freedoms
Freedom of speech Freedom of worship . . . — — Map (db m230579) WM
First permanent white settlers in Bureau County
May 4, 1828
First farmer, having plowed first furrow
June 10, 1828
Parents of first while child born within county
Jan. 15, 1830
First postmaster of Bureau County
1831 . . . — — Map (db m44826) HM
[Sign #1]
Anatomy of a Canal: Canals like the Hennepin are manmade waterways for boats to travel on. Many canals are built to make shortcuts between two existing bodies of water. The Hennepin Canal was built to carry cargo barges . . . — — Map (db m44828) HM
Honoring all Veterans of the Air force, Army Cost Guard, Marine Corp and Navy.
"And if words cannot repay the debt we owe these men; surely with our actions. We must strive to keep faith with them and the vision that led them . . . — — Map (db m226770) WM
This property is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
May 11, 2000
Beardstown Grand Opera House
c.1872
Heritage Preservation
Foundation
Preserving our . . . — — Map (db m229612) HM
Rejecting a treaty, Black Hawk, a leader of the Sauk and Fox, led his hungry people back into Illinois from Iowa in early 1832, intending to plant corn. Black Hawk also hoped to form an alliance with the Winnebago and Pottawatomie. . . . — — Map (db m57691) HM
In memory of
Abraham Lincoln
who, for the sake of a mother in distress, cleared her son Duff Armstrong of the charge of murder in this hall of justice.
May 7 1858 — — Map (db m57862) HM
Abraham Lincoln and his men were among the 1,500 or so volunteers who had poured into Beardstown for basic military drills. These men had answered Gen. John Reynolds' call to drive Black Hawk and his people out of Illinois. The military . . . — — Map (db m57689) HM
When Abraham Lincoln sought election to the Illinois legislature in 1832, his platform focused on his belief that improvements should be made to the Sangamon River, which he said would be "vastly important and highly desirable to the . . . — — Map (db m57856) HM
Abraham Lincoln first saw Beardstown in the Spring of 1831 as he, two friends, and Denton Offutt steered Offutt's flatboat laden with merchandise on their way to New Orleans. He returned in 1832, first in March to help get the steamer . . . — — Map (db m57693) HM
Abraham Lincoln had just won an acquittal for his client William Duff Armstrong in what is now known as the celebrated Almanac Trial of May 7, 1858. At the conclusion of the trial, held on the second floor of the Cass County Courthouse . . . — — Map (db m57858) HM
People in Cass County knew Abraham Lincoln not only as a lawyer but also as a candidate for the Illinois legislature and U.S. Congress. Those earlier campaigns allowed Lincoln to hone his political skills for the 1858 senatorial content . . . — — Map (db m57861) HM
It is the celebrated "Almanac Trial" of May 7, 1858 that has forever linked Abraham Lincoln with Beardstown. On that day, Lincoln defended William Duff Armstrong, the son of Lincoln's closest New Salem friends Jack and Hannah Armstrong. . . . — — Map (db m57859) HM
Travel in Abraham Lincoln's time was time-consuming, dirty, and usually downright uncomfortable. On many of his trips, Lincoln traveled by train to Meredosia. From there he had the choice of a steamboat or a bone-jarring ride in a . . . — — Map (db m57863) HM
The steel plow doomed the Illinois prairie over 150 years ago when blacksmith John Deere first introduced his invention design to ease the task of breaking the tough sod of what was to become the "Corn Belt."
(from article written by . . . — — Map (db m294537) HM
In honor of all our brave men and women who give of themselves that others need not
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Grenda Panama Persian Gulf
God bless our Cass County veterans — — Map (db m294533) WM
If it was not for the wood spoked wagon wheel American history would have to be rewritten. The westward track would have been a long walk and family heirlooms left behind if not for the wooden spoke wagon wheel. — — Map (db m294534) HM
This is the site of the first building
erected as the seat of government of
Cass County, Illinois, on land provided by
Dr. H. H. Hall the founder of Virginia.
Circuit court was held here for the
first time in May, 1839 and the . . . — — Map (db m229610) HM
The Diamond Mine of the Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company, located near Braidwood on the Grundy-Will County line, was the site of a major mine disaster in Illinois.
The mine was on a marshy tract of land that had no natural . . . — — Map (db m6868) HM
Thank you to Bob and Peggy Kraft for donating this Route 66 Hall of Fame streetcar to Gardner.
The Krafts provided years of food, fun and nostalgia at their Riviera Roadhouse located on Route 66. The Riviera unfortunately burned down on June 8, . . . — — Map (db m159247) HM
In 1948, the Gardner Chronicle had this headline:
He Saved the World! Gardner Man Should be Remembered
Reverend Christian Christiansen, affectionately known as Little Chris, was born on October 8, 1859 in Norway. As a young . . . — — Map (db m270448) HM
This building housed the depot and powerhouse for
the interurban streetcar line, as part of the Illinois
Traction System. The line ran between Joliet, Morris,
Ottawa and Princeton and closed in 1934.
Morris Downtown
Commercial . . . — — Map (db m239311) HM
In 1873 J. H. Hall started a school furniture factory at
this location. The following year the new owner, F. T.
June, built this building and named it Sherwood School
Furniture. Two years later Coleman Hardware moved in.
They made casters and . . . — — Map (db m239277) HM
[panel 1] "...How sweet the recollection, when my children were about me, then I felt I had protection, and no one dared to flout me." Elsie Armstrong wrote an epic poem that records the tragic deaths of four children. It . . . — — Map (db m233211) HM
Built by Max Frank, this building is a prime example of Italianate commercial architecture. In 1905 it was rented by the Morris Post Office. In 1942 it was purchased by the Colonial Furniture Co. — — Map (db m233164) HM
Built by Louis Gebhard, founder of the Gebhard Brewery. The ground floor originally housed Peterson's Grocery, Cronin Hardware and Sachse Saloon. Apartments were on the second floor, and the Masonic Lodge was on the third. This building has also . . . — — Map (db m239274) HM
Erected and Dedicated to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Grundy County 1861 1865. Missionary Ridge Shiloh Vicksburg Chickamauga — — Map (db m239304) WM
Abigail Atwater and N.C. Perry built this building to house the Grundy County Bank. The northern section was built by canal boat captain, Samuel Hull to house a grocery store and his living quarters upstairs. — — Map (db m233112) HM
In honor of the men of Grundy County who died in service in the Great War for Democracy that Peace might reign in the World Alfred Baker Christ Beck William Bridel Joseph Cantwell Paul Carter Cesare Constantine John Crosetto Claude . . . — — Map (db m232998) WM
Erected prior to 1700, over the grave of Chief Nucquette, near foot of Wauponsee Street, Morris. Moved by City Council 1925 — — Map (db m232999) HM
During World War II the Wisconsin Based Manitowoc Ship Building Company constructed twenty eight Gato/Bolao Class submarines. This bolstered the production of existing Naval Shipyards. The completed submarines made their way from Lake Michigan down . . . — — Map (db m233000) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places January 31, 2006 A place of historical and architectural significance Established as the Grundy County Seat in 1842 — — Map (db m233107) HM
On April 12, 1842, Morris was confirmed as the site for the county seat of Grundy County. This tree is planted in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the event. — — Map (db m239284) HM
This half-faced camp, built by Joe Sukle of logs cut from the Aux Sable timber, is a replica of the one built by Henry Cryder, Nathaniel Tabler, and Zachariah Walley when they arrived at Aux Sable Creek on October 23, 1833. The original camp . . . — — Map (db m298014) HM
Canal commissioners were charged with platting towns to develop commerce along the canal. In 1841, the state's largest county LaSalle County (to the west) was split with the eastern section becoming Grundy County. The location of the new county . . . — — Map (db m233167) HM
Morris blossomed into an important agricultural center when the I&M Canal opened in 1848. The remains of the historic Coleman Hardware building (now housing the Grundy County Historical Museum) and the nearby Gebhard Brewery are reminders of the . . . — — Map (db m233168) HM
This ruin is all that remains of a building that was constructed in the middle 1800s of stone that was quarried locally from the bluffs along the Mississippi River. It was originally a private home and meeting place for the people of Elsah. The . . . — — Map (db m216141) HM
Beyond the river banks
The quick ride across the Brussels Ferry opens to a world of pristine countryside, flowering hillsides and a slow-paced lifestyle for which Calhoun County has become known during every season of the year.
. . . — — Map (db m225178) HM
Charles Brainerd House
420 E. Main
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1885 — — Map (db m209840) HM
An outspoken abolitionist, Lovejoy was owner and publisher of the Alton "Observer". His anti-slavery writings aroused dangerous animosity in the area. Three times his presses were destroyed by mobs, and replaced by the townspeople. The fourth time . . . — — Map (db m142763) HM
Where the rivers meet
The essence of the meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway is the celebration of the unique river communities found at the convergence of America's great rivers. At the confluence of the Mississippi and . . . — — Map (db m210702) HM
A confederation of many Indian tribes living along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. "Illiniwek" means "The Men". During French occupation of this area it was shortened to "Illini", and the French ending "ois" was added, giving the state of . . . — — Map (db m142760) HM
Pointe du Hoc was a prominent German defensive position on the coast of Normandie, France, placed atop 100-foot cliffs that jutted out between Utah and Omaha Beaches.
The Germans had a battery of heavy guns on top of the cliff. The guns had . . . — — Map (db m302019) HM WM
Over the years, about 165,000 individuals were employed in at least 50 Illinois Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Illinois. Many of these worked on projects in Illinois' state parks.
One of the most successful programs to aid Americans . . . — — Map (db m142758) HM
The story of the "Dinky" begins with the Illinois Terminal Railroad Company. The company was unique in its operation of a combination steam and electric railroad lines under one corporate name. The "Railbus" evolved from steam-powered passenger . . . — — Map (db m281142) HM
In appearance, the Piasa Bird was a combination of bird, animal, reptile and fish. It preyed on local Indian tribes until it was killed by Illini Chieftan Owatoga, whose village was near Elsah. The original Bluff Picture was painted so Indians, . . . — — Map (db m142762) HM
At this place in early August 1673
Marquette, Joliet and five companions entered Illinois dawn-heralds of Religion, Civil Government and Consecrated Labor. — — Map (db m225085) HM
Pere Marquette State Park gets its name from Father Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary priest who came to North America to share his faith with the native people. Father Marquette joined an expedition led by Louis Jolliet, commissioned in . . . — — Map (db m225184) HM
Altitude 791 feet above sea level
372 feet above Illinois River
The Illini Indians once inhabited these ills and the river valley. In 1892, one hundred Indian skeletons were removed from this vicinity by Prof. William McAdams for the . . . — — Map (db m225076) HM
Over the years, about 165,000 individuals were employed in at least 50 Illinois Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Illinois. Many of these worked on projects in Illinois' state parks.
One of the most successful programs to aid Americans . . . — — Map (db m225080) HM
In memory of the E. D. Lowe Post
Jerseyville, Illinois
presented by the
W. R. C. Auxiliary of the G. A. R. No. 215
and by the
D. U. V. of the Civil War No. 71
May 30, 1937 — — Map (db m292426) WM
Commemorative of
Hamilton Primary School
The first Free School in Illinois
Founded at Otterville in 1835 By Dr. Silas Hamilton
Jersey County Historical Society , 1918
Oscar B. Hamilton President
John W. Winson Secretary . . . — — Map (db m292423) HM
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