Wyanet in Bureau County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
In Memory of Henry Thomas
1800 - 1843
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 27, 2011
1. In Memory of Henry Thomas Marker
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
The Henry Thomas home served as Fort Thomas during Black Hawk War, 1832, and served with Stillman’s Army
Erected 1992 by Town of Princeton, donated by Glenn H. and Vera E. Fletcher.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1998.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 21.949′ N, 89° 34.904′ W. Marker was in Wyanet, Illinois, in Bureau County. It could be reached from North King Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 6/34), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 109 N King St, Wyanet IL 61379, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Northern Illinois and specifically in the Illinois River Valley. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Wyanet Soldier's Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wyanet Methodist Church Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wyanet Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hennepin Canal (approx. 1.3 miles away); Henry Thomas Family (approx. 3.7 miles away); 518 S. Main St. (approx. 6.1 miles away); Flags of Freedom
this page online
More about this marker. This marker was located on the west side of 109 N King St in Wyanet at the Henry Thomas Museum.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 27, 2011
2. In Memory of Henry Thomas Marker at the Thomas History Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,128 times since then and 134 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
