Made by Trent Groothuis with help from Landon Hoehn & Brandi Millikan Year made: Spring/Summer 2020 Application submitted to Guinness World Records in June of 2020. Waiting to hear back in late Summer of 2020 to see if it meets the criteria for: . . . — — Map (db m229789) HM
It's a story often told on the National Road. Two towns, both poised to prosper, grow up within walking distance of one another. One thrives. The other fades into the footnotes of history.
In the 1830s, Ewing Chancellor settled land along an . . . — — Map (db m152559) HM
With gratitude to all the workers, for the children of tomorrow, we raise this bell to the glory of God: in the love of holiness, and to the cause and just pursuit of freedom.
This 48-inch, 2000-pound bell was part of the original United . . . — — Map (db m184622) HM
Discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 created nationwide interest. Signs of petroleum
seepage had been observed in Illinois long before 1865 when one of the first wells was drilled
about ½ mile north and Ό mile east of here on the farm of T R . . . — — Map (db m248173) HM
With the opening of the National Road through this area, small communities began to the established along the route, one of which was Casey. The first settler was John Lang, a native of Scotland. Lang and family arrived from Ohio in 1838 and bought . . . — — Map (db m152488) HM
With the completion of the National Road (Cumberland Road) through Clark County in 1834, a settlement known as Cumberland was established in this vicinity. The settlement consisted mainly of workmen who moved here for the purpose of securing . . . — — Map (db m188290) HM
On June 11, 2024, the people of Casey, Illinois gathered together inside the World's Largest Mailbox for a historic moment. The community sang, cheered and clapped along to the song "Casey Christmas." That magical holiday spirit was forever . . . — — Map (db m272783) HM
Since World War I, more than 91,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country.
God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m184578) WM
Darwin was the Clark County seat from 1823 to 1838. The County Courthouse was one block south from 1819 to 1823. The county seat was Aurora, once located two miles north. Two blocks east was the Darwin Steamboat Landing on the Wabash River. The . . . — — Map (db m152464) HM
Hiram B. Trout and his brother, Everett Trout, were born on a farm about five miles north of this location. They operated a machine shop in Shelbyville, Illinois in the late 1800s at which in time they invented and patented the unique design for . . . — — Map (db m59336) HM
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
November 4, 2001
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1872
— — Map (db m152565) HM
1904 Johnson Hall
1920 Hercules Paint Store & Sane Crystals
1954 Loyal Order Of Moose Lodge No. 1708
2008 Historic National Road Welcome Center — — Map (db m229786) HM
From Here to Eternity author James Jones co-founded The Handy Writers Colony (1949-1964) at the West edge of Marshall with his mentor Lowney Turner Handy and her husband, Harry. Jones wrote Some Came Running here before moving to New . . . — — Map (db m23336) HM
Built at the intersection of Illinois' first state road and America's first federal highway, Marshall was a gateway community for immigrants traveling west. It was founded in 1835 by Illinois Gov. Joseph Duncan and Col. William B. Archer. . . . — — Map (db m152562) HM
To Commemorate
The Hundredth Anniversary of
Marshall, Illinois
Founded by
William B. Archer
and to Honor
George Rogers Clark
for whom the county was named — — Map (db m104797) HM
This Bridge was completed by Army Engineers sometime between 1834 and 1837 as part of the Old National Road, between Cumberland, Maryland and Vandalia, Illinois, was authorized by the enabling act of 1803 and was the Nation's first federally . . . — — Map (db m71127) HM
This structure was erected in 1841 by Col. Wm. B. Archer, founder of Marshall, and John Bartlett and has been in continuous use as a hotel. It was an important stage coach stop on the early Cumberland Road where many prominent people, including . . . — — Map (db m152564) HM
The Battlefield Cross originated during the Civil War as a means for soldiers to honor their fallen comrades on the battlefield. The helmet and dogtags represent the fallen soldier, the inverted rifle with bayonet symbolizes a time for prayer. The . . . — — Map (db m229781) HM WM
Since World War I, more than 82,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m229780) WM
On this site stood Margaretta Post Office, which served many northwestern communities of Clark County from 1840 to 1861. It was named for Margaret, wife of the postmaster, William B. Marrs. Mail was carried to the post office first in saddlebags by . . . — — Map (db m184585) HM
Imagine you're traveling the National Road in the late 1800s. Your wagon is one of many trundling toward town. The dirt road is rough and the ride uncomfortable, but you welcome the trip. It's a day to visit with friends, catch up on news, and trade . . . — — Map (db m152560) HM
The Linn Family
The ancestors of the Linn Family immigrated from Ireland in 1809. They eventually settled in Parker Township in Clark County Illinois, near Westfield in 1864. Walter Linn and his family moved to Martinsville in the late . . . — — Map (db m242006) HM
Fort Handy, built in 1816, was located 1200 feet southeast of this park on a knoll. The fort, the only structure of its kind in Clark County, was built by the family of Thomas Handy and contained three cabins and a well surrounded by a bulletproof . . . — — Map (db m152478) HM
Site of Liberty Church 1840 - 2005
In 1840, the United Brethren denomination
built the original church which was a log structure
About 1850, it was razed and a commodious frame building was erected.
The last building was erected in . . . — — Map (db m270563) HM
For more than fifty years Westfield College was located on this site. It was founded as a seminary in 1861 by the United Brethren in Christ and incorporated as a college in 1865. The school was coeducational from the beginning and in some years . . . — — Map (db m184588) HM
This marks the site of Westfield College 1865 - 1917 Presented by the
High School Class of 1932
2nd Plaque
Westfield Township High School 1921-1994 Class of 1932 — — Map (db m184589) HM
Hutsonville was named after the Isaac Hutson family massacred by Indians in 1813 at a spot sixty four rods due east of this marker. Hutson was killed later in a skirmish with the Indians near Fort Harrison, Indiana. — — Map (db m152463) HM
The original church was formed a few hundred yards north of this spot in 1871.
In 1924, the church moved to a new building in Hutsonville.
In 2008, the church building was razed. This cornerstone was removed and mounted here as a . . . — — Map (db m270569) HM
Since World War I, more than 91,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m229795) WM
On this block Mary Ann (Elwell) Gogin operated a General Merchandise Store in the late nineteenth century.
One of the first women in Illinois to own and manage her own store. Mrs. Gogin was affectionately known as "Auntie" to the residents of . . . — — Map (db m23315) HM
Here stood the home of Edward N. Cullom who with Joseph Kitchell platted the Village of Palestine in 1818. They donated to the county the land including the Public Square for the County Seat. Early court sessions were held in the Cullom home. — — Map (db m23311) HM
Here stood the Dubois Tavern. Jesse K. Dubois, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, was an official in the United States Land Office in Palestine from 1849-1853 and later became the Auditor of Public Accounts for Illinois. His son, Fred T. Dubois, . . . — — Map (db m23309) HM
About 1813 the William Eaton family and other restless pioneers considered Fort LaMotte too crowded and therefore constructed a new stockade on a site several hundred yards North of here. A family trait of the Eatons, large feet, led to the name . . . — — Map (db m23319) HM
About 1812 the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile indians.
The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls.
After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and . . . — — Map (db m23308) HM
On this site stood the home of Augustus C. French (1808-1864) when he was elected the ninth Governor of Illinois.
The early settlers in Illinois came mostly from Southern States so that French, a native of New Hampshire, was the first "Yankee" . . . — — Map (db m23318) HM
Two early residents of Palestine, John Houston and Francis Dickson, purchased this lot as the site for a combination dwelling and store about 1818.
By 1820 their stock of merchandise provided nearby settlers with goods which they previously had . . . — — Map (db m23313) HM
In this area Joseph Kitchell who settled here in 1817 erected a Grist Mill and Distillery which eliminated the trip to Shakertown, Indiana where the farmers had previously taken their grain.
Horses were used for power, grain was taken in pay, . . . — — Map (db m23307) HM
Built in 1874 by the members of the First Christian Church of Palestine, the steeple bell came from a steamboat which had sunk in the Wabash River. The building was used as a church until Oct. 1916. It was also used as the first indoor gym for . . . — — Map (db m285460) HM
This area reminded Frenchman John LaMotte of the land of milk and honey, Palestine. While a member of the LaSalle exploring party, he became separated from the group, traveled down the Wabash River, and first gazed upon the region in 1678. Other . . . — — Map (db m23328) HM
Usher - October 13, 1891 -- April 4, 1941. Built his first airplane in 1909. From 1913-1927 he learned to fly, barnstormed, and did stunt flying. Pilot and instructor for Interstate Airline and American Airways 1928-1930 and American Airlines . . . — — Map (db m23331) HM
The Fife Opera House, located on the second floor of the Fife Hardware Store, was built by David Fife. It operated from 1901-1912.
It seated 700 people on red leather seats, had electric fans and was heated with a coal furnace. There were five . . . — — Map (db m23314) HM
A United States Land Office was located at this site in 1820 and operated until 1855. Settlers from as far as Chicago came here to file on homesteads.
Young Abraham Lincoln passing through Palestine in 1830 with his family in emigrant wagons . . . — — Map (db m23316) HM
Since World War I, more than 91,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m285461) WM
Former Nuns of St. Elizabeth Church, Robinson, Illinois
Sr. Naomi Libiak, Dc 1978-1981 Sr. Gaynelle Barrett, Dc 1978-1985 Sr. Mary Dupont, Dc 1981-1987 Sr. Catherine Mary Norris, Dc 1981 Sr. Annina Bullock, Dc 1987-1994 Sr. Rita . . . — — Map (db m229851) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all veterans and civilians who served and supported our nation in times of military conflict. The perpetuation of our constitutional freedoms is owed to these patriotic men, women and children. World War I . . . — — Map (db m281405) WM
During the early part of the Winter of 1906, DeWitte T. Finley made a location on the Shire farm, about six miles southwest of Robinson, and successfully drilled in the Shire No. 1. It was drilled to a depth of about one thousand feet, and . . . — — Map (db m229776) HM
Following the French and Indian War (1754-1763), France ceded all claims to their North American Territory, called New France, to England in the Treaty of Paris (February, 1763). English troops quickly occupied many former French forts and . . . — — Map (db m298874) HM
On the site of Palermo, three miles east of here, according to tradition George Croghan, Deputy Supt. of Indian Affairs, met the Ottowa Chief Pontiac in July, 1765, and made preliminary arragements for the peace which ended the Indian uprising known . . . — — Map (db m299246) HM
One of the original Milestones which marked the trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 93 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — — Map (db m11651) HM
One of the original Milestones which marked the Trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 97 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — — Map (db m11658) HM
A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the . . . — — Map (db m10997) HM
Center Panel
To Honor
The Men and Women
who Have Served
Our Country
Left Panel
W W I Apr. 6, 1916 — Nov. 11, 1918
Atwill Augustus Basil Bennett Emil Bennett James R. Bolin, Sr. Rholand Fitzpatrick . . . — — Map (db m30946) WM
First Plaque - Front of Boulder
1775 - D. A. R. (Crest) - 1783
To the Honor and Glory
of the Soldiers of the
- American Revolution -
who are buried in Edgar Co.
Row One
Elijah Austin Hugh Barr James . . . — — Map (db m23460) WM
Lest We Forget World War I
Applegate, Henry A. Baldwin, Otto Boling, Carl Burns, Jesse Ogden Crawford, Alva Crowder, Lester Dalton, Claude H. Dawson, William Dengler, Lundy B. Dibble, William H. Dinsmore, Frank A. Duck, . . . — — Map (db m189020) WM
(left column:)
This memorial is dedicated to honor
the spirit and sacrifice of the brave men
and women of Edgar County who lost
their lives while serving in the United States
Armed Forces during the war in Korea 1950-1953 . . . — — Map (db m188352) WM
Plaque One
These Millstones long in the Service
of our Pioneers dedicated to their memory
by the Edgar County Historical Society
1817 - 1927
Plaque Two
From the Lewis Jones Farm near Nevins
presented to
Edgar . . . — — Map (db m23457) HM
(left column:)
To all who fought and lost their lives
To all who served in conflicts
around the world
in peace and wartime past and present
(right column:)
The Ultimate Sacrifice
1544th Illinois National . . . — — Map (db m188348) WM
Paris lies in the heart of a rich farming area. Most of the land embraced in Edgar County, including Paris, remained Kickapoo hunting grounds until 1819, but the eastern quarter of the county was part of a tract ceded by the Indians in 1809 and . . . — — Map (db m188363) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1924 — — Map (db m226117) HM
Tom Sunkel was born on a farm just a few miles west of Paris. With the help of his uncle Paul McFall and his wife to be Ivadean he embarked on a 20 year journey in professional baseball. He distinguished himself as a pitcher with an amazing . . . — — Map (db m188362) HM
(left column:)
This memorial is dedicated to honor
the spirit and sacrifice of the brave men
and women of Edgar County who lost
their lives while serving in the United States
Armed Forces during the war in Vietnam. . . . — — Map (db m188349) WM
In 1834, Joseph Smith, prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), together with about 200 LDS Volunteers from Kirtland, Ohio, marched to assist threatened church members in Jackson County, Missouri. Called “Zions . . . — — Map (db m23351) HM
The fertile prairies in Illinois attracted the attention of French fur trader Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette as they explored the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in 1673. France claimed this region until 1763 when she surrendered it to . . . — — Map (db m131294) HM
Spoke in the oak grove of General William Pickering north of here in the presidential campaign of 1840. He was stumping southern Illinois as a Whig elector for General William Henry Harrison in the Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Campaign. In 1861 . . . — — Map (db m154578) HM
To Morris Birkbeck
Who in 1817 with George Flower founded the English settlement in Edwards County This memorial is erected by the Department of Illinois Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic "In respect and gratitude . . . — — Map (db m154631) HM
The former village of Wanborough, Illinois, was established in August 1818 by English settler and entrepreneur Morris Birkbeck. A center of commerce for his fellow countrymen emigrating to the English settlement in Edwards County, Wanborough once . . . — — Map (db m177846) HM
America at war in 1942 needed new bases to complete the training of its Army Air Corps cadets before they joined combat groups overseas. "Allison Prairie" in Lawrence County, Illinois, provided ideal conditions for a field due to its size and varied . . . — — Map (db m178179) HM
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - The Golden Rule
Founded by Michael Andrew Rooney, November 16, 1940. Golden Rule Insurance was originally headquartered in the Rooney home at 600 State St., Lawrenceville. History records . . . — — Map (db m178171) HM
The Lawrence County Courthouse, completed in 1889, is the third courthouse on this site. The first was built in 1824, the second in 1842.
On May 21, 1886, the Lawrence County Board of Supervisors met and determined that their existing . . . — — Map (db m178170) HM
Lawrenceville's Courthouse Square was a center of community activity for more than 150 years. For decades the square hosted special events, celebrations, and commemorations, and was a hubbub of enterprise as people from the surrounding area came to . . . — — Map (db m178173) HM
In 1840 Abraham Lincoln, as a Whig elector, campaigned in southern Illinois for William Henry Harrison, Whig presidential candidate. Here in Lawrenceville, on October 28, he had a dispute with a local physician William G. Anderson, who the previous . . . — — Map (db m178177) HM
In the late winter of 1830 a few weeks after his 21st birthday Abraham Lincoln passed this way with his father's family entering the State of Illinois for the first time. — — Map (db m176265) HM
These millstones were used in the gristmills of John Small in the early 1800s. The mills at Smallsburg were important in the pioneer times of Lawrence County, not only as a place for grinding grain, but as the social center of the area. Small's Mill . . . — — Map (db m178169) HM
Erected to the Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Lawrence County
Toussaint Du Bois James Beard Isham Childress William Dennison John Glenn Samuel Kincaid Thomas Luke William Melton Charles Reed John Rodgers . . . — — Map (db m178174) WM
Wooden Bridge Built in 1909 Over the Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway
The Main Line was moved from downtown to this location about 1906 to provide a level roadbed. This original bridge was approximately 180 feet long. The main span was . . . — — Map (db m178128) HM
Feb. 20, 1779. "Camp very quiet but hungry some almost in despair. Many of the Creole volunteers talking of returning. Fell to making more canoes when about 12 o'clock our centry on the river brought to a boat with five Frenchmen from the post who . . . — — Map (db m178123) HM
In memory of the early French missionaries and settlers who came to this area in the late 18th century and the Catholic faith that they rooted in the lives of the people on the banks of the Wabash River
1818-1819 The establishment and . . . — — Map (db m178126) HM
This cabin was originally constructed by Jules Grandclair (a Frenchman), 1855-1932 presumably in 1876 on 11th Street.
Mr. Grandclair was the father of Barbara (Grandclair) Cunningham & Lucy (Grandclair) Garvey of this village.
It was . . . — — Map (db m178127) HM
On February 5, 1779, Colonel George Rogers Clark and his army began the difficult march from Kaskaskia to Fort Sackville at Vincennes. At daybreak on February 21 they began to cross the swollen Wabash near here. They went on to capture Fort . . . — — Map (db m178130) HM
This monument is dedicated
to all men and women of this
community
who served in the Armed Forces
when America needed them.
POW MIA
(back:)
All gave some
Some gave all — — Map (db m178124) WM
The western boundary of the Vincennes Tract passed through this point. The line extended south-southwest thirty-nine miles from present-day Crawford through Lawrence, Wabash, and Edwards counties in Illinois. The Vincennes Tract was seventy-two . . . — — Map (db m98964) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the young men of this community who gave their lives for this nation and to honor those who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America
Edward Martin - 1918
Lyman H. Martin - 1918
William . . . — — Map (db m180781) WM
In Honor of Capt. Bellenden S. Hutcheson, M.D.
Canadian Medical Corps.
Recipient of
British Victoria Cross
For conspicuous gallantry of the highest order in the presence of the enemy during action on September 2, 1918 along the . . . — — Map (db m155102) HM WM
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m155101) HM
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