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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lemont, Illinois

 
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1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Cały Twσj Maryjo / Totally Yours, Mary —
Cały Twσj Maryjo This grotto was dedicated in 2008 in honor and thanksgiving for the pontificate of St. John Paul II 1978-2005 This grotto was blessed in 2008 by Francis Cardinal George The altar was consecrated in 2008 by . . . — — Map (db m295770) HM
2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Civil War Recruiting Depot —
This church building was used as a recruiting depot during the American Civil War 1861-1865 — — Map (db m295611) HM
3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — In Loving Memory of Our War Dead — For God and Country —
In loving memory of our war dead Robert K. Bumber • Raymond Chmielewski • Leonard J. Ekkert • John Ferry • Andrew Jakusz • Cyril Kabat • Felix M. Kendzora • Emanuel Labicki • Stanley S. Wesolowski • Raymond V. Mankowski • Joseph Rogalski • Gilbert . . . — — Map (db m295725) WM
4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Korean War Memorial — 1950-1953 —
Korean War Veterans Freedom Is Not Free" — — Map (db m295610) HM
5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Legion Park —
Legion Park was developed by Lemont Park District in 1997 in memory of three men killed and twenty-five men wounded here on May 4, 1885. State militia opened fire on striking quarry workers for failure to disperse and return to work by order of . . . — — Map (db m295548) HM
6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Lemont Civil War Memorial —
[Plaque at bottom left of south-facing side:] Nearly 300 men from Lemont Township served in the American Civil War including John Warden who recieved the Medal of Honor for valor at Vicksburg. The Old Lemont Methodist Church was a recruiting post . . . — — Map (db m295514) HM WM
7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Lemont Station — Circa 1858 —
Built circa 1858 of "Athens marble" as the Chicago & Alton Railroad station. The first train passed through Lemont on March 18, 1858. In 1865, the townspeople gathered here in silent tribute to Abraham Lincoln as his funeral train passed slowly . . . — — Map (db m295500) HM
8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Lemont Tornado of 1976 —
To the People of Lemont On June 13, 1976, in the bicentennial year of our country, a severe tornado struck our community claiming the lives of our neighbors and laying waste hundreds of our home. When the fury of the tempest had abated American . . . — — Map (db m295664) HM
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9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Lemont Veterans Memorial — Duty • Honor • Country — "Remembering Their Sacrifices" —
"The willingness to sacrifice is the prelude to freedom." This monument is dedicated to the men and women of Lemont whose loyalty and service during times of war and peace define the character of this great nation. — — Map (db m295600) WM
10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Lemont Village Hall — 1893 —
Built in 1893 of “Athens marble" at a cost of $13,319 during the administration of Mayor John McCarthy, and has since served as the seat of municipal government. Originally, a wood frame bell tower stood between the gables. The building housed . . . — — Map (db m295717) HM
11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — Old Stone Church — I&M Canal Passage — Waterways That Built Chicago —
In 1861, broken pieces of quarry stone were donated and transported from nearby Brown's Quarry on flat sleds with log runners pulled by horses. These stones became the structure of this New England-style church conceived by the pioneer families of . . . — — Map (db m295613) HM
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Lemont — World War Two Honor Roll —
Abrams, E. • Adams, R. • Affelt, E. • Affelt, R. • Ahrens, E.H. • Ahrens, E. • Ahrens, H. • Ahlberg, C. • Albers, E. • Anderson, A. • Anderson, A.G. • Anderson, C.A. • Anderson, C. • Anderson, E. • Anderson, L. • Bahnick, G. • ★ Bahnick, R. . . . — — Map (db m295602) WM
 
 
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Oct. 27, 2026