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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lake County, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Lake County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lake County, IL (61) Cook County, IL (216) McHenry County, IL (36) Allegan County, MI (51) Berrien County, MI (70) Van Buren County, MI (44) Kenosha County, WI (38)  LakeCounty(61) Lake County (61)  CookCounty(216) Cook County (216)  McHenryCounty(36) McHenry County (36)  AlleganCountyMichigan(51) Allegan County (51)  BerrienCounty(70) Berrien County (70)  VanBurenCounty(44) Van Buren County (44)  KenoshaCountyWisconsin(38) Kenosha County (38)
Adjacent to Lake County, Illinois
    Cook County (216)
    McHenry County (36)
    Allegan County, Michigan (51)
    Berrien County, Michigan (70)
    Van Buren County, Michigan (44)
    Kenosha County, Wisconsin (38)
 
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1Illinois (Lake County), Grayslake — 164 Hawley — Building History
On Hawley Street at North Whitney Street, on the right when traveling west on Hawley Street.
2Illinois (Lake County), Grayslake — St. Andrew Church Bell — Bell History
On Hawley Street at North Whitney Street, on the right when traveling west on Hawley Street.
3Illinois (Lake County), Grayslake — The Story of This Land
On Central Park 0.2 miles west of Library Lane, on the right when traveling west.
4Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — "Brick Row" — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 8
On Decatur Avenue at Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling east on Decatur Avenue.
5Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Base Realignment and Closure
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
6Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Black and White
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the left when traveling east.
7Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Building Five — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 4
On Dahlgren Street near Farragut Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
8Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Building Four — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 5
On Dewey Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling west.
9Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Building One — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 9
On Decatur Avenue near Mahan Road, on the right when traveling east.
10Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Fighting Tradesmen
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
11Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Great Lakes Athletics
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
12Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Great Lakes History Trail
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
13Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — LT John Philip Sousa Bandstand
On Decatur Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
14Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Original Architectural Design — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 3
On Sampson Road at Farragut Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Sampson Road.
15Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Origins of the Base / Construction
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the left when traveling east.
16Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Rededication of Naval Training Center Great Lakes
On Decatur Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
17Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — The First Recruit / Original Historic Structures
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the left when traveling east.
18Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — The Golden Thirteen
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the left when traveling east.
19Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — The Great Lakes Football Team — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 9
On Decatur Avenue near Mahan Road, on the right when traveling east.
20Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — The Post War Era
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
21Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — United States Naval Training Station — Great Lakes, Illinois
On John Paul Jones Street, on the right when traveling north.
22Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Wings over Great Lakes
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
23Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Women at Great Lakes
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
24Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — World War I / Between the Wars
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the left when traveling east.
25Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — World War II
On Farragut Avenue near Sampson Road, on the right when traveling east.
26Illinois (Lake County), Gurnee — The Mother Rudd Barn — Historic Garden — 1840 s —
On Kilbourne Road 0.1 miles north of Old Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
27Illinois (Lake County), Highland Park — Fort Sheridan
On Leonard Wood West, on the left when traveling south.
28Illinois (Lake County), Highland Park — Fort Sheridan — Centennial Legacy Statue — 1887 – 1987 —
On Leonard Wood West, on the left when traveling south.
29Illinois (Lake County), Highland Park — Site of the First Public Building
On Central Avenue at Saint Johns Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue.
30Illinois (Lake County), Highland Park — The Francis Stupey Log Cabin
On Saint Johns Avenue south of Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
31Illinois (Lake County), Highland Park — The Water Tower
On Leonard Wood Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
32Illinois (Lake County), Lake Bluff — The Dwyer Settlement in Lake County, Illinois
On North Green Bay Road (Illinois Route 131) 0.2 miles north of Armour Drive, on the right when traveling south.
33Illinois (Lake County), Libertyville — Adlai Ewing Stevenson II — 1900 – 1965
On North Saint Mary's Road (County Route 19) 0.5 miles north of West Everett Road (County Route 40), on the right when traveling south.
34Illinois (Lake County), Libertyville — Cook Memorial Library
On North Milwaukee Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
35Illinois (Lake County), Libertyville — General Dragoljub Mihailovich
Near Illinois Route 21.
36Illinois (Lake County), Libertyville — Serbian Orthodox Monastery of St. Sava
On Illinois Route 21, on the right when traveling north.
37Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Bollenbach Wagon Shop — c. 1870
On Robert Parker Coffin Road, on the left when traveling west.
38Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Creamery — 1879
On Robert Parker Coffin Road, on the right when traveling east.
39Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Fred Sauer Residence — 1873
On Old McHenry Road, on the right when traveling east.
40Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — George Umbdenstock Residence — c. 1870
On Robert Parker Coffin Road, on the right when traveling west.
41Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Pre-Civil War Residence — c. 1855
On Old McHenry Road, on the right when traveling east.
42Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Ritzenthaler Farmhouse — c. 1890
On Old McHenry Road, on the right when traveling west.
43Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Rose Residence and Zimmer Hotel — c. 1860
On Old McHenry Road, on the right when traveling west.
44Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Sauer Family Residence — c. 1870
On Old McHenry Road, on the left when traveling east.
45Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Sauer General Store — 1869
On Old McHenry Road at Robert Parker Coffin Road, on the left when traveling east on Old McHenry Road.
46Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Tavern and Wagon Shop — 1847
On Old McHenry Road, on the left when traveling west.
47Illinois (Lake County), Long Grove — Zimmer Residence — 1898
On Old McHenry Road, on the left when traveling west.
48Illinois (Lake County), Naval Training Center, Great Lakes — Douglas A-4 "Skyhawk" — Naval Training Center, Great Lakes Museum —
On Farragut Avenue east of Sheridan Road (Illinois Route 137).
49Illinois (Lake County), North Chicago — Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company — The Waukegan Works and North Chicago
On Sheridan Road (Illinois Route 137) near 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
50Illinois (Lake County), Rondout — The Rondout Train Robbery
On Rockland Road (Illinois Route 176) 0.1 miles east of Energy Drive, on the right when traveling west.
51Illinois (Lake County), Wauconda — Andrew C. Cook House
On North Old Rand Road south of North Garland Road, on the right when traveling south.
52Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Cpl. Richard E. Bush Memorial
Near Washington Street at South West Street.
53Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
Near North Sheridan Road 0.2 miles north of Greenwood Avenue.
54Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Orion Perseus Howe
On Washington Street at South West Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
55Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Ray Bradbury Park — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register
On North Park Avenue 0.1 miles from Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
56Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Waukegan Doughboy Statue
Near Washington Street at South West Street.
57Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Waukegan U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Near South West Street.
58Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Waukegan Veterans Memorial
On Washington Street at South West Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
59Illinois (Lake County), Waukegan — Welcome to Ray Bradbury Park
Near North Park Avenue 0.1 miles north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
60Illinois (Lake County), Zion — Shiloh House
On Shiloh Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
61Illinois (Lake County), Zion — Zion Hotel — Elijah Hospice — 1902 - 1979 —
On Sheridan Road (Illinois Route 137) at 26th Street, on the right when traveling north on Sheridan Road.
 
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