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Courtesy Tom Willcockson

Marker detail: Morris Map

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1 ► Illinois, Grundy County, Morris — Welcome to Morris a Historic I&M Canal town — I&M Canal National Heritage Area — I&M Canal Passage —

On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on West Illinois Avenue.

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

2 ► Illinois, Grundy County, Morris — Welcome to Morris a Historic I&M Canal town — I&M Canal National Heritage Area — I&M Canal Passage —

On West Illinois Avenue at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on West Illinois Avenue.

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

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