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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lawrence County, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, IL (15) Crawford County, IL (19) Richland County, IL (10) Wabash County, IL (6) Knox County, IN (96)  LawrenceCounty(15) Lawrence County (15)  CrawfordCounty(19) Crawford County (19)  RichlandCounty(10) Richland County (10)  WabashCounty(6) Wabash County (6)  KnoxCountyIndiana(96) Knox County (96)
Lawrenceville is the county seat for Lawrence County
Adjacent to Lawrence County, Illinois
      Crawford County (19)  
      Richland County (10)  
      Wabash County (6)  
      Knox County, Indiana (96)  
 
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1 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — George Field Army Air Corps Base1942-1946
On County Route 1570E at County Route 1200N, on the right when traveling east on County Route 1570E.
America at war in 1942 needed new bases to complete the training of its Army Air Corps cadets before they joined combat groups overseas. "Allison Prairie" in Lawrence County, Illinois, provided ideal conditions for a field due to its size and varied . . . Map (db m178179) HM
2 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Golden Rule Insurance Company, inc. 1940
On 10th Street south of State Street (Business U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south.
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - The Golden Rule Founded by Michael Andrew Rooney, November 16, 1940. Golden Rule Insurance was originally headquartered in the Rooney home at 600 State St., Lawrenceville. History records . . . Map (db m178171) HM
3 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Lawrence County Courthouse
On State Street (Business U.S. 50) east of 12th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Lawrence County Courthouse, completed in 1889, is the third courthouse on this site. The first was built in 1824, the second in 1842. On May 21, 1886, the Lawrence County Board of Supervisors met and determined that their existing . . . Map (db m178170) HM
4 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Life on the Square
On Jefferson Street west of 11th Street.
Lawrenceville's Courthouse Square was a center of community activity for more than 150 years. For decades the square hosted special events, celebrations, and commemorations, and was a hubbub of enterprise as people from the surrounding area came to . . . Map (db m178173) HM
5 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Lincoln in Lawrenceville
On State Street (Business U.S. 50) west of 11th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1840 Abraham Lincoln, as a Whig elector, campaigned in southern Illinois for William Henry Harrison, Whig presidential candidate. Here in Lawrenceville, on October 28, he had a dispute with a local physician William G. Anderson, who the previous . . . Map (db m178177) HM
6 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Lincoln Trail Memorial
Near Vigo Street (Illinois Route 441) 0.3 miles south of Illinois Route 33, on the right when traveling north.
In the late winter of 1830 a few weeks after his 21st birthday Abraham Lincoln passed this way with his father's family entering the State of Illinois for the first time.Map (db m176265) HM
7 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Millstones From Smallsburg
On Jefferson Street west of 11th Street, on the right when traveling west.
These millstones were used in the gristmills of John Small in the early 1800s. The mills at Smallsburg were important in the pioneer times of Lawrence County, not only as a place for grinding grain, but as the social center of the area. Small's Mill . . . Map (db m178169) HM
8 Illinois, Lawrence County, Lawrenceville — Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Lawrence County Memorial
On State Street (Business U.S. 50) east of 12th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Erected to the Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Lawrence County Toussaint Du Bois • James Beard • Isham Childress • William Dennison • John Glenn • Samuel Kincaid • Thomas Luke • William Melton • Charles Reed • John Rodgers • . . . Map (db m178174) WM
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9 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — 13th Street Bridge
On Johnson Street at 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Johnson Street.
Wooden Bridge Built in 1909 Over the Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway The Main Line was moved from downtown to this location about 1906 to provide a level roadbed. This original bridge was approximately 180 feet long. The main span was . . . Map (db m178128) HM
10 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — Clark's Advance
On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Feb. 20, 1779. "Camp very quiet but hungry some almost in despair. Many of the Creole volunteers talking of returning. Fell to making more canoes when about 12 o'clock our centry on the river brought to a boat with five Frenchmen from the post who . . . Map (db m178123) HM
11 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — St. Francis Xavier Church
Near Cherry Street west of 7th Street.
In memory of the early French missionaries and settlers who came to this area in the late 18th century and the Catholic faith that they rooted in the lives of the people on the banks of the Wabash River 1818-1819 The establishment and . . . Map (db m178126) HM
12 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — St. Francisville Cabin
On 13th Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on 13th Street.
This cabin was originally constructed by Jules Grandclair (a Frenchman), 1855-1932 presumably in 1876 on 11th Street. Mr. Grandclair was the father of Barbara (Grandclair) Cunningham & Lucy (Grandclair) Garvey of this village. It was . . . Map (db m178127) HM
13 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — To VictoryFebruary 25, 1779
On 13th Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on 13th Street.
On February 5, 1779, Colonel George Rogers Clark and his army began the difficult march from Kaskaskia to Fort Sackville at Vincennes. At daybreak on February 21 they began to cross the swollen Wabash near here. They went on to capture Fort . . . Map (db m178130) HM
14 Illinois, Lawrence County, Saint Francisville — Veterans Memorial
On 7th Street at St. Joseph Street on 7th Street.
This monument is dedicated to all men and women of this community who served in the Armed Forces when America needed them. POW MIA (back:) All gave some Some gave allMap (db m178124) WM
15 Illinois, Lawrence County, Sumner — Vincennes Tract
On Cahokia Trace Lane (County Road 1120 N) at Red Hill Cross Road (County Road 390 E), on the right when traveling west on Cahokia Trace Lane.
The western boundary of the Vincennes Tract passed through this point. The line extended south-southwest thirty-nine miles from present-day Crawford through Lawrence, Wabash, and Edwards counties in Illinois. The Vincennes Tract was seventy-two . . . Map (db m98964) HM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024