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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kankakee County

 
Clickable Map of Kankakee 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 Kankakee County, IL (40) Ford County, IL (2) Grundy County, IL (19) Iroquois County, IL (10) Livingston County, IL (49) Will County, IL (198) Lake County, IN (125) Newton County, IN (14)  KankakeeCounty(40) Kankakee County (40)  FordCounty(2) Ford County (2)  GrundyCounty(19) Grundy County (19)  IroquoisCounty(10) Iroquois County (10)  LivingstonCounty(49) Livingston County (49)  WillCounty(198) Will County (198)  LakeCountyIndiana(125) Lake County (125)  NewtonCounty(14) Newton County (14)
Kankakee is the county seat for Kankakee County
Adjacent to Kankakee County, Illinois
Ford County (2)  ►
Grundy County (19)  ►
Iroquois County (10)  ►
Livingston County (49)  ►
Will County (198)  ►
Lake County, Indiana (125)  ►
Newton County, Indiana (14)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Aroma Park — McHie Ferry —
On Sand Bar Road (Illinois Route 42) 0.2 miles north of Day Road, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Jardin aux Potages —
Near Straford Drive East just west of Main Street NW ( Route 102), on the left when traveling west.
3 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — A Night of Tragedy and Heroism — Monday, March 15, 1999 —
On Main Street Northwest (Illinois Route 102) at South Main Street (U.S. 52), on the right when traveling east on Main Street Northwest.
4 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Bourbonnais Grove —
On Straford Drive East just west of Main Street NW ( Route 102), on the left when traveling west.
5 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Bourbonnais Veterans Memorial —
On Main Street NW (Illinois Route 102) at William Latham Sr. Drive, on the right when traveling east on Main Street NW.
6 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Dedicated to the Memory — Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, Noel Le Vasseur, Francois Bourbonnais — Father de Pontavisse —
On Straford Drive East just west of Main Street NW ( Route 102), on the left.
7 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Donald H. and Faith N. Bell West Campus — Oliver Nazarene University — October 23, 2015 —
On Main Street (U.S. 45/52) west of Munroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
8 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Durham-Perry Farmstead —
Near Crosswell Avenue north of Perry Street, on the right when traveling north.
9 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Noλl Le Vasseur — 1799-1879 —
On South Main Street (U.S. 52) just south of Main Street Northwest ( Route 102), on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Rockville Illinois —
On Illinois Route 102, on the right when traveling east.
11 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — The Durham-Perry Family Legacy —
Near Croswell Avenue north of Perry Street, on the left when traveling east.
12 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — The Durham-Perry Farmstead Home —
Near Croswell Avenue north of Perry Street, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — The Freedom Sign —
On Main Street (U.S. 45/52) near Munroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
14 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais — Wayne Michael Hayes Freedom Garden — April 29, 2017 —
On Main Street (U.S. 45/52) west of Munroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Bourbonnais, Kankakee River State Park — Chief Shawannassee —
Near 5000W (County Route 7) near 7000N, on the right when traveling south.
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16 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Baker School Bell —
On South 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
17 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Central School Bell —
Near 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
18 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Columns of the Eastern Illinois Trust and Savings Bank —
On South 8th Avenue near Water Street.
19 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — George Ryan —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) at Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
20 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Gettysburg Address — November 19, 1863 — 1809 • Abraham Lincoln • 1865 —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) near Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
21 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Governor Len Small —
On 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
22 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Harold and Jean Miner —
Near East Merchant Street just east of South Schuyler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
23 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Historical and Arts Building Governor Small Memorial —
On 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — History of Bird Park Quarry —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) near Wall Street ( Route 113), on the right when traveling east.
25 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Kankakee County Civil War Memorial —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) east of Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
26 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Kankakee County Veterans Memorial — For Their Country's Good —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) east of Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
27 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Lennington Small —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) near Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
28 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Let Freedom Ring Garden —
On 8th Avenue at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on 8th Avenue.
29 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Memorial Day Order —
On 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Memorial Day Order —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) near Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
31 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Samuel Shapiro —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) at Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
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32 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Taylor One-Room Schoolhouse — 1904-1954 —
Near 8th Avenue near Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee — Veterans Memorial Flag —
On Court Street (Illinois Route 17) east of Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Kankakee, Kankakee Township — Last Camping Ground of the Potawatomie Indians —
On Harrison Avenue (Illinois Route 50) south of Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Momence — Dixie Highway Connected Chicago to Miami in the Early Days of Automobile Travel — Momence: a hunter, trapper and fisherman's paradise along the beautiful Kankakee —
On Dixie Highway (Illinois Route 1) at West River Street, on the right when traveling south on Dixie Highway.
36 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Momence — Edward Chipman Public Library — National Register of Historic Places —
Near North Locust Street just south of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Momence — First National Bank — 1906 —
On North Dixie Highway (Illinois Route 1) just north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
38 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Momence — Gettysburg Address — November 19, 1863 — 1809 • Abraham Lincoln • 1865 —
On North Dixie Highway (Illinois Route 1) just north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
39 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Momence — Hubbard Trail —
On Illinois Route 1 just north of East River South Road when traveling north.
40 ► Illinois, Kankakee County, Woodland — Walter Andrew and George Hess, Pioneers —
On County Road N 232 East (Illinois Route 114) 0.1 miles east of Local Road N14500E, on the right when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026