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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Arcola

 
Clickable Map of Douglas 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 Douglas County, IL (5) Champaign County, IL (84) Coles County, IL (45) Edgar County, IL (20) Moultrie County, IL (6) Piatt County, IL (19) Vermilion County, IL (67)  DouglasCounty(5) Douglas County (5)  ChampaignCounty(84) Champaign County (84)  ColesCounty(45) Coles County (45)  EdgarCounty(20) Edgar County (20)  MoultrieCounty(6) Moultrie County (6)  PiattCounty(19) Piatt County (19)  VermilionCounty(67) Vermilion County (67)
Tuscola is the county seat for Douglas County
Arcola is in Douglas County
Douglas County (5)  ►
ADJACENT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY
Champaign County (84)  ►
Coles County (45)  ►
Edgar County (20)  ►
Moultrie County (6)  ►
Piatt County (19)  ►
Vermilion County (67)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Douglas County, Arcola — Birthplace of Johnny Gruelle —
On N. Oak Street just north of East Main Street.
Arcola is the birthplace of Johnny Gruelle 1880-1938 A prolific and versatile artist and writer Gruelle is best known for giving Raggedy Ann to the children of the world — — Map (db m132031) HM
2 ► Illinois, Douglas County, Arcola — Hippie Memorial Dedication Speech —
Near North Oak Street at East Jefferson Street.
Even after thirty years of marriage to Bob Moomaw, I was always surprised by his ideas--and this event is another surprise. Bob said there have been sculptures built on more ridiculous concepts than my life--this is not ridiculous--this is my . . . — — Map (db m135930) HM
3 ► Illinois, Douglas County, Arcola — Veterans Memorial —
Near East County Road 200 N (Illinois Route 133).
(front:) This memorial dedicated in memory of all the men and women from the Arcola area who made the supreme sacrifice to save our lives and property while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. We stand in . . . — — Map (db m188904) WM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026