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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Princeton

 
Clickable Map of Bureau 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 Bureau County, IL (43) Henry County, IL (53) LaSalle County, IL (105) Lee County, IL (53) Marshall County, IL (12) Putnam County, IL (6) Stark County, IL (1) Whiteside County, IL (37)  BureauCounty(43) Bureau County (43)  HenryCounty(53) Henry County (53)  LaSalleCounty(105) LaSalle County (105)  LeeCounty(53) Lee County (53)  MarshallCounty(12) Marshall County (12)  PutnamCounty(6) Putnam County (6)  StarkCounty(1) Stark County (1)  WhitesideCounty(37) Whiteside County (37)
Princeton is the county seat for Bureau County
Princeton is in Bureau County
Bureau County (43)  ►
ADJACENT TO BUREAU COUNTY
Henry County (53)  ►
LaSalle County (105)  ►
Lee County (53)  ►
Marshall County (12)  ►
Putnam County (6)  ►
Stark County (1)  ►
Whiteside County (37)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 52nd & 57th Illinois Infantry —
On South Main Street west of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 518 S. Main St. — c. 1870 —
On South Main Street (U.S. 34) south of West Marion Street, on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 601 S. Main St. —
On South Main Street at Lovejoy Way, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
4 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 605 S. Main St. — c. 1885 —
On South Main Street (U.S. 34) south of Lovejoy Way, on the left when traveling south.
5 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 609 S. Main St. — c. 1884 —
On South Main Street south of Lovejoy Way, on the left when traveling south.
6 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 910 N. Main St. — c. 1890 —
On North Main Street (U.S. 34) south of West Marquette Street, on the right when traveling south.
7 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 917 N. Main St. — c. 1900 —
On North Main Street (U.S. 34) north of East LaSalle Street, on the right when traveling north.
8 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 923 N. Main St. — C. 1860 —
On N Main Street at W Marquette Street on N Main Street.
9 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 1005 N. Main St. — c. 1885 —
On North Main Street (Illinois Route 26) north of Elm Place (U.S. 34), on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — 1850 • The Red Brick School • 1972 — Known as The Colton School —
On East Peru Street (U.S. 6) at 8th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Peru Street.
11 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Enos and Elizabeth Mercer Matson / Peter and Jane Dawson Matson —
On County Road 1950E 0.2 miles south of County Road 1900N, on the right when traveling north.
12 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Flags of Freedom —
On South Main Street (U.S. 34) at East Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
13 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Flags of Freedom —
On South Main Street at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
14 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Henry Thomas Family —
On South Wyanet Walnut Road (County Road 8) 0.3 miles south of County Road 1900, on the right when traveling north.
15 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Illinois River Road — National Scenic Byway —
On County Road 1950 East 0.5 miles north of North Main Street ( Route 26), on the right when traveling north.
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16 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — In Commemoration of Virgil Fox — 1912 - 1980 —
On South Main Street (U.S. 34) at West Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
17 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — In Memory of Henry Thomas and Family — 1800-1843 —
Near East Peru Street (U.S. 6) at 8th Street, on the left when traveling east.
18 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Owen G. Lovejoy Homestead — Underground Station —
On East Peru Street 0.1 miles east of South Bureau Valley Parkway/County Road 2100 E, on the left when traveling east.
19 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Owen Lovejoy — 1811 – 1864 —
On Lovejoy Way at South Main Street (U.S. 34), on the left when traveling east on Lovejoy Way.
20 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Owen Lovejoy Home —
On East Peru Street (U.S. 6) just west of 8th Street, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► Illinois, Bureau County, Princeton — Richard L. “Dick” Nelson — 1935 - 2014 —
On Lovejoy Way at South Main Street (U.S. 34), on the right when traveling east on Lovejoy Way.
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026