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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mattoon

 
Clickable Map of Coles 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 Coles County, IL (45) Clark County, IL (35) Cumberland County, IL (14) Douglas County, IL (5) Edgar County, IL (20) Moultrie County, IL (6) Shelby County, IL (22)  ColesCounty(45) Coles County (45)  ClarkCounty(35) Clark County (35)  CumberlandCounty(14) Cumberland County (14)  DouglasCounty(5) Douglas County (5)  EdgarCounty(20) Edgar County (20)  MoultrieCounty(6) Moultrie County (6)  ShelbyCounty(22) Shelby County (22)
Charleston is the county seat for Coles County
Mattoon is in Coles County
Coles County (45)  ►
ADJACENT TO COLES COUNTY
Clark County (35)  ►
Cumberland County (14)  ►
Douglas County (5)  ►
Edgar County (20)  ►
Moultrie County (6)  ►
Shelby County (22)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — 21st Illinois Infantry — 1861-1866 —
On Shelby Avenue east of North Second Division Street, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — 79th Illinois Infantry — 1862-1865 —
On Shelby Avenue east of North Second Division Street, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — 123rd Illinois Infantry — 1862-1865 —
On Shelby Avenue west of North First Division Street, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — 135th Illinois Infantry — 1864 —
On Shelby Avenue west of North First Division Street, on the left when traveling west.
5 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — 143rd Illinois Infantry — 1864 —
On Shelby Avenue west of North First Division Street, on the left when traveling west.
6 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Shelby / Coles Counties — County Line Marker —
On Old State Road at County Route 100E, on the left when traveling west on Old State Road.
7 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Building Community —
On South 17th Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south on South 17th Street.
8 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Civility —
On Broadway Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
9 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Confederate Operatives In Mattoon —
On North 19th Street (U.S. 45) at Western Avenue, on the left when traveling south on North 19th Street.
10 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — The Early Days —
On South 17th Street at Broadway Avenue on South 17th Street.
11 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — An Emerging Center —
On South 17th Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south on South 17th Street.
12 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — General U. S Grant took Command —
On Broadway Avenue west of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling west.
13 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — In the National Spotlight —
On Broadway Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
14 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant —
On Shelby Avenue east of North Second Division Street, on the right when traveling east.
15 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Lincoln Farm — 1831-1834 —
On East County Road 330N east of North County Road 650E (County Route 19), on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Lincoln's Last Visit / The Debaters in Mattoon — Looking for Lincoln — 1861/1858 —
On Broadway Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Avenue.
17 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Mattoon's Union Agricultural Fairgrounds and Civil War Camp Grant —
On Shelby Avenue east of North Second Division Street, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Postwar Ups and Downs —
On Broadway Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
19 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Site of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church —
On North 14th Street at Charleston Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North 14th Street.
20 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Site of The Village of Richmond — Founded August 27, 1836 —
On Old State Road (State Highway 7) 0.8 miles east of Lake Road (County Road 280E), on the left when traveling west.
21 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Surviving Hard Times —
On Broadway Avenue at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
22 ► Illinois, Coles County, Mattoon — Vietnam War Memorial —
On Broadway Avenue at North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026