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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Andover

 
Clickable Map of Henry 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 Henry County, IL (53) Bureau County, IL (43) Knox County, IL (40) Mercer County, IL (18) Rock Island County, IL (29) Stark County, IL (1) Whiteside County, IL (37)  HenryCounty(53) Henry County (53)  BureauCounty(43) Bureau County (43)  KnoxCounty(40) Knox County (40)  MercerCounty(18) Mercer County (18)  RockIslandCounty(29) Rock Island County (29)  StarkCounty(1) Stark County (1)  WhitesideCounty(37) Whiteside County (37)
Cambridge is the county seat for Henry County
Andover is in Henry County
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ADJACENT TO HENRY COUNTY
Bureau County (43)  ►
Knox County (40)  ►
Mercer County (18)  ►
Rock Island County (29)  ►
Stark County (1)  ►
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1 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — American Woman's League House —
On Locust Street north of 5th Street (Illinois Route 81), on the left when traveling north.
Built 1911 – A National Historic Site — — Map (db m202301) HM
2 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Andover Lutheran Church Veterans —
On 6th Street east of Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.
Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1864 Gustaf Ahlstrand • Andrew Anderson • Carl Anderson • Olof Anderson • Eric Berglof • Louis Berglof ★ • August Bergquist • Nels Bjorklund • John Blad • John Bloomberg • Reverend Brodine • X Aaron . . . — — Map (db m202279) WM
3 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — First Swedish Methodist Parsonage in the World —
On Mulberry Street south of 5th Street (Illinois Route 81), on the left when traveling south.
Built 1855 — — Map (db m202296) HM
4 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Historic House Built in 1861 —
On Locust Street 0.1 miles north of 5th Street (Illinois Route 81), on the left when traveling north.
by August Rehnstrom — — Map (db m202298) HM
5 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — The Jenny Lind Chapel —
On Oak Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Oak Street.
Swedish Lutheran immigrants established here in 1850 their first congregation in America under Pastor L. P. Esbjorn and dedicated this house of worship in 1854. A National Historic Site 604 Oak Street — — Map (db m202269) HM
6 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Jenny Lind Chapel —
Near 6th Street west of Oak Street, on the left when traveling west.
The first house of worship of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Andover Illinois. An evidence of pioneering faith and devotion this church, begun in 1851 under the leadership of Pastor Lars Paul Esbjorn, was dedicated on Advent . . . — — Map (db m202278) HM
7 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Old Swedish Methodist Cemetery —
On Oak Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Oak Street.
Established in the 1850's Located ¼ block west — — Map (db m202272) HM
8 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Pioneer Missionaries —
On 5th Street (Illinois Route 81) just east of Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
Erected by the Evangelical Lutheran Augustan Synod of North America in grateful recognition of its pioneer missionaries Pastor Lars Paul, Esbjörn and his wife, in whose home, three blocks south of this corner, the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church . . . — — Map (db m290703) HM
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9 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Presbyterian Cemetery —
On 5th Street west of Ash Street, on the left when traveling west.
Established in the 1830's Andover's founder buried here — — Map (db m202312) HM
10 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Site of Andover's First Two-Story School —
On Locust Street north of 5th Street ( Route 81), on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1858 — — Map (db m202297) HM
11 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Swedish Methodist Church —
On 7th Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on 7th Street.
Completed in 1864 this building served the Swedish Methodist congregation Organized in 1849 — — Map (db m202274) HM
12 ► Illinois, Henry County, Andover — Tourist Information —
On Locust Street at 5th Street ( Route 81), on the right when traveling south on Locust Street.
Historic business bldg. built in 1879 Upstairs Carlson Bros Hall & stage added in 1910 — — Map (db m202310) HM
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026