Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marseilles, Illinois

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marseilles, Illinois

1 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — First Marine Division FMF Memorial —

. . . — — Map (db m239350) WM

2 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — Marseilles Civil War Memorial —

In memory of those who gave the supreme sacrifice for their country from the Marseilles, IL area Civil War 1861-1865 First Illinois Light Artillery Asbury Smith 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment James Anderson • George . . . — — Map (db m239344) WM

3 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — Marseilles Veterans Memorial —

In memory of those who gave the supreme sacrifice for their country from the Marseilles, IL area World War I Edwin Prichard World War II Charles Arnold • Ernest Atchley • Wayne Berta • Charles Brinkman • Charles Ashton . . . — — Map (db m239340) WM

4 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — Marseilles Veterans Monument —

[Center] In memory of the men and women of the community who served their country to assure the American ideals of liberty [Left wing] They have not sacrificed in vain if we [Right wing] continue to protect . . . — — Map (db m239348) WM

5 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — Mistaken Shoot-out at Marseilles Dam —

On July 19, 1932, unemployed workers marched toward the Marseilles Dam, which was using out-of-state workers for a major project. As the local workers reached the site, gunfire exploded from the dam site. 21 protesting workers were wounded and . . . — — Map (db m239352) HM

6 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — Sgt. James Sanborn — 1839-1864 —

When the Civil War began in 1861, while James Sanborn was a farmer near Marseilles. He enlisted in Company K of the 39th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. In 1863 while Sanborn was waiting for the steamer to go home on furlough from South . . . — — Map (db m239343) HM

7 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Marseilles — The Death of “Big Steve” Sutton and the Birth of Laborers' Local Union 393 —

In 1932 the national economic crisis of the Great Depression was still growing. Workers had no legal right to organize unions, and had little power individually to prevent lowering standards of living, but an unemployed movement had formed. Near . . . — — Map (db m239351) HM

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