Illinois — The Prairie State
Illinois was once part of the vast grasslands known as the "tallgrass prairie" where vegetation often reached a height of ten feet. Native Americans were the first people to use the resources held within the . . . — — Map (db m234801) HM
The 60-acre McDonald Farm was donated to The Conservation Foundation by Lenore (Clow) McDonald in 1992 and is used for agriculture, education and conservation purposes. The farm is private property and is open to the public during regular weekday . . . — — Map (db m234804) HM
As early as the 1830s the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad had invented the two-truck car. The design consisted of two sets of trucks or wheel housings, that held two axles each, for a total of eight wheels on each car. Springs were mounted in-between . . . — — Map (db m94153) HM
The origin of the caboose is uncertain, but the generally accepted story of its creation is that Nat Williams, a freight conductor on the Auburn & Syracuse Railroad during the 1840s made it his custom to sit on a box or barrel in the last car of a . . . — — Map (db m94156) HM
[Honor Roll of Veterans
by company and unit,
largely illegible]
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This memorial had been dedicated to those of the Plainfield area who gave their all for their country in . . . — — Map (db m94077) HM
Plainfield has maintained a link to its heritage by preserving its historic architecture. The Downtown Historic District encompasses 50 properties along both sides of Lockport Street between Division Street on the east and James and Main Streets on . . . — — Map (db m94115) HM
Built by 1887, this wood-framed depot was located originally on the south side of the railroad tracks at Center Street, approximately 1.25 miles east of the present site. Now sited along a later spur line, the depot originally served the main . . . — — Map (db m94144) HM
Located on both sides of the DuPage River,
Electric Park was the ideal summer resort.
It offered rental cottages, entertainment,
dining, dancing, swimming, and a mile of
boating along the damed up river. The
park was planned and developed by . . . — — Map (db m231086) HM
The two longest highways in America, the Lincoln Highway and Route 66 intersect in Plainfield and Joliet Illinois. This famous historic crossroads intersects for three blocks [in] the heart of downtown Plainfield with road signs to mark where both . . . — — Map (db m119937) HM
The property was originally purchased from the Federal Government by
Samuel Shively on June 11, 1835. Within two years, Robert W. Chapman,
pioneer land speculator, acquired the land. Here, Chapman constructed the
original house, a modest, . . . — — Map (db m231037) HM
c. 1834
Upright & Wing
with Greek Revival influences
Built by Chester Ingersoll
Restoration by Debbie Olsen for
John & Keebie Bright
Landmark
Village of
Plainfield
Illinois — — Map (db m231104) HM
Prior to the onset of paved roads like the Lincoln Highway public transportation in the form of an electric passenger railroad known as interurban enjoyed widespread popularity. These light rail lines were mainly electrified operating with . . . — — Map (db m94170) HM
This monument was erected by Methodists North and South, and was dedicated by the Rock River Conference assembled in Joliet September Twenty-Seventh, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, in memory of—
Jesse Walker
1766 - 1835
Susannah, his wife . . . — — Map (db m94041) HM
This was the site of the Arnold Tavern, first government franchised Post Office in present day Will County (1834-1845). The present building was the home of Dr. E.C. Wight, one of the first physicians in northern Illinois (1836), and a post-house . . . — — Map (db m132023) HM
This Greek Revival frame building, now known as Plymouth Congregational Church, was built in 1850 and dedicated 14 January 1851 by the members of the Plainfield Congregational Church who organized their congregation in the mid 1830s.
The . . . — — Map (db m94082) HM
Reuben Flagg
Died Nov. 9. 1869
in his 71.st. year of his age
Was one among the four first
families that settled in Will Co.
A pioneer in the advance guard
of the western emigration 1830
Hauled the lumber to build the
first . . . — — Map (db m94078) HM
First Plat of "Planefield"
Chester Ingersoll platted the "Town of Planefield" in August 1834 north of the settlement at Walker's Grove. It was a modified grid plan of thirteen nearly square blocks with a formal Public Square at the . . . — — Map (db m94140) HM
In 1913, Carl Fisher proposed the "Coast-to-Coast Rock Highway". Eager to put America on wheels, executives from automobile and tire manufacturers quickly joined in the effort. At the inaugural meeting on July 1, 1913, the newly elected President, . . . — — Map (db m94168) HM
Plainfield is reported to be the oldest community in Will County, situated along the DuPage River it quickly became a summer suburban vacation spot for much of northern Illinois. Before automobile travel on the Lincoln Highway became the preferred . . . — — Map (db m94175) HM
This is the site of Mont Joliet,
a national eminence named for the
explorer Louis Jolliet. 140 feet
above the Des Plaines River bed.
First shown on a 1674 map the
mound served for almost 175 years
as a landmark for measuring distances on the . . . — — Map (db m231111) HM
A prominent Chicago citizen, Stuyvesant Peabody, had a theory: “People would enjoy a simple menu of superior food served in an attractive farm atmosphere.” In the early 1920s, he built White Fence Farm in present-day Romeoville on twelve acres of a . . . — — Map (db m157099) HM
The 135th Street bridge is the only remaining example of this type of bridge in the state of Illinois. Built in 1899 to cross the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, it was uniquely designed to allow passage of large vessels along the waterway.
This . . . — — Map (db m198499) HM
(front:)
Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, . . . — — Map (db m159131) HM
This property has been designated a
Will County Historic Landmark
January 17, 2002
Will County Historic Preservation
Commission and the Will County Board — — Map (db m231107) HM
In 1916, Adeline and Augusta Van Buren set out to prove women could ride motorcycles across the country to serve as military dispatch riders. Even though their attempt was futile, they became the first women to make a solo coast-to-coast trek on the . . . — — Map (db m172993) HM
(front:)
Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, . . . — — Map (db m158445) HM
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