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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Peoria County, Illinois
Adjacent to Peoria County, Illinois
▶ Fulton County (1) ▶ Knox County (14) ▶ Marshall County (2) ▶ Stark County (1) ▶ Tazewell County (3) ▶ Woodford County (4)
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| | Jubilee College, two miles to the north, was established by Philander Chase, first Protestant Episcopal bishop of Illinois, as one of the state's early institutions of higher learning. First students were received in 1840, and the school continued . . . — — Map (db m150533) HM |
| | Jubilee College was founded by Bishop Philander Chase to train
Episcopal ministers for service in the frontier West. Chase's
ambitious plans called for a large Gothic Revival-style building
to serve the men's college and theological seminary. . . . — — Map (db m150539) HM |
| | Founded by the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, first bishop of Illinois, 1845. Restored and rededicated by the Rt. Rev. William L. Essex, Bishop of Quincy Nov. 4, 1945. — — Map (db m150540) HM |
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This church was erected in 1845 by Bishop Philander Chase who founded Kenyon and Jubilee colleges 'He raised these hallowed walls; the prairies smiled and paradise was opened in these wilds!'
Restoration work in 1945 was made possible by the . . . — — Map (db m150541) HM |
| | Robert Gilmore LeTourneau (usually referred to as R.G.) was known as the
“dean of earthmoving” and “God's businessman.” At the urging of Caterpillar
Tractor Company, he moved his manufacturing business from California . . . — — Map (db m150578) HM |
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This historical marker has been placed here in honor of the proud alumni of the Bradley University Football team.
The program was initiated with the founding of Bradley University in 1897 and the team continued its commitment to the gridiron . . . — — Map (db m150588) HM |
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This plaque represents the location of the home plate on the former on-campus athletic field.
The athletic field was used for many purposes by the Braves, including the following: Varsity Baseball, Varsity Football, Varsity Track and Field, . . . — — Map (db m150585) HM |
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During World War II the Wisconsin-based Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company constructed twenty-eight Gato Class fleet submarines. These boats, dubbed “Freshwater Submarines”, bolstered the production of existing naval . . . — — Map (db m9206) HM |
| | Main Text in Center Brass Plaque
In Honor of the men and women who have served their country in the armed services of The United States
Duty Honor Country
With the exception of the above inscription, the brass . . . — — Map (db m9323) HM |
| | Marker Front:
Peoria on The Riverfront
The Illinois River is the Major Waterway within Illinois Boundaries. Native Americans are known to have lived along its banks for 11,000 years.
1673 Along this riverfront Frenchmen . . . — — Map (db m9178) HM |
| | The city of Peoria was named for the Peoria tribe of the Iliniwek Indian confederacy who once lived here. It was in 1673 that Jacques Marquette and the explorer Louis Jolliet traveled through the widened portion of the Illinois river known as Lake . . . — — Map (db m150580) HM |
| | Near this marker, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his de Havilland biplane on the St. Louis Chicago mail run 1926-1927 prior to his transatlantic flight. — — Map (db m150582) HM |
| | Meaning “fat lake,” Illinois Indian name for Peoria Lake. Here passed Jolliet and Marquette in 1673. Established near the lake were Ft. Crévecoeur, 1680; Ft. St. Louis, 1691-92; Old Peorias Fort and village, 1730; Peorias, 1778; Ft. . . . — — Map (db m150584) HM |
| | Known as Powell Press Building
This building, the oldest Commercial structure on Peoria's Riferfront, was saved, moved, and restored by City of Peoria. — — Map (db m9180) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men whom have given their lives in the Waterborn services.
Navy, Marine Corps, & Coast Guard — — Map (db m9527) WM |
| | This marker commemorates two Revolutionary War veterans, Phineas Bronson and John Montgomery, who lived and died in Princeville, Illinois.
Phineas Bronson was born in Enfield, Connecticut on Nov. 9, 1764. He served in the 3rd Company of the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m150577) WM |
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