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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Metamora

 
Clickable Map of Woodford 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 Woodford County, IL (11) LaSalle County, IL (105) Livingston County, IL (49) Marshall County, IL (12) McLean County, IL (164) Peoria County, IL (60) Tazewell County, IL (40)  WoodfordCounty(11) Woodford County (11)  LaSalleCounty(105) LaSalle County (105)  LivingstonCounty(49) Livingston County (49)  MarshallCounty(12) Marshall County (12)  McLeanCounty(164) McLean County (164)  PeoriaCounty(60) Peoria County (60)  TazewellCounty(40) Tazewell County (40)
Eureka is the county seat for Woodford County
Metamora is in Woodford County
Woodford County (11)  ►
ADJACENT TO WOODFORD COUNTY
LaSalle County (105)  ►
Livingston County (49)  ►
Marshall County (12)  ►
McLean County (164)  ►
Peoria County (60)  ►
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1 ► Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Metamora, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
On East Partridge Street, on the right when traveling west.
Abraham Lincoln traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District···1847-1857 — — Map (db m12151) HM
2 ► Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — The Circuit Lawyer — Looking for Lincoln — 1858 —
On North Davenport Street north of East Mount Vernon Street (Illinois Route 116), on the left when traveling north.
(left panel:) Twenty-two years before the sixteenth president died of a gunshot wound to the head-after restoring the Union of our broken country - a disheveled thirty-four-year-old country lawyer named Abraham Lincoln traveled on . . . — — Map (db m267648) HM
3 ► Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — Metamora (Illinois) Honor Roll —
On East Mt. Vernon Street east of Menard Street, on the left when traveling east.
World War I (★ designates killed in service) Adams, Hurd • Alig, Joseph C. • Attig, Ralph • Attig, Rudolph • Bachman, Benjamin • Bachman, William • Baldwin, Jack • Bayless, Oscar L. • Belsley, Benjamin • Berry, Lawrence • Berry, Lyle . . . — — Map (db m183627) WM
4 ► Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — Site of Speeches by Douglas and Lincoln —
Near South Frances Street south of West Bertram Street.
Site of Speeches by Douglas and Lincoln. Sept. 30 / Oct. 4 1858 — — Map (db m12304) HM
5 ► Illinois, Woodford County, Metamora — Stevenson House — Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I —
On West Walnut Street near South Menard Street, on the left when traveling west.
Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I - Vice President of the United States (1893-1897). He and his bride, Letitia Green, moved to this house following their 1866 wedding and lived here until 1868. Mr. Stevenson practiced law at the Metamora Court House from . . . — — Map (db m12354) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026