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Historical Markers in Raymond

 
Clickable Map of Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, IL (31) Bond County, IL (35) Christian County, IL (12) Fayette County, IL (58) Macoupin County, IL (43) Madison County, IL (254) Sangamon County, IL (244) Shelby County, IL (22)  MontgomeryCounty(31) Montgomery County (31)  BondCounty(35) Bond County (35)  ChristianCounty(12) Christian County (12)  FayetteCounty(58) Fayette County (58)  MacoupinCounty(43) Macoupin County (43)  MadisonCounty(254) Madison County (254)  SangamonCounty(244) Sangamon County (244)  ShelbyCounty(22) Shelby County (22)
Hillsboro is the county seat for Montgomery County
Raymond is in Montgomery County
Montgomery County (31)  ►
ADJACENT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Bond County (35)  ►
Christian County (12)  ►
Fayette County (58)  ►
Macoupin County (43)  ►
Madison County (254)  ►
Sangamon County (244)  ►
Shelby County (22)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Montgomery County, Raymond — Hank's — Since 1964 —
On West Broad Street at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east on West Broad Street.
Hank Schlesser was born in Evergreen Park, IL. When his Fran, married Ralph Benning. Hank moved to Raymond. He had worked on boats and anything electrical or mechanical as a teenager. When he arrived in Raymond, he decided to open a TV repair . . . — — Map (db m238218) HM
2 ► Illinois, Montgomery County, Raymond — Mother Jones, Coalfield Organizer, 1837-1930 —
Near Interstate 55 at milepost 65.
Mary Harris was born in Cork, Ireland in 1837. Her family fled to Toronto during the famine. She moved to Memphis in 1860, married George Jones, an iron molder and proud union man. They had four children together. Mary Jones moved to Chicago, . . . — — Map (db m156812) HM
3 ► Illinois, Montgomery County, Raymond — Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways — 66 Roadside Attraction —
On West Frontage Road north of North 22nd Avenue (Illinois Route 48), on the left when traveling north.
Even though it was wonderful to have a paved, hard road to travel on, many motor vehicle accidents did occur on Route 66. In 1959, this shrine was erected to remind motorists of the potential dangers and offered a place to say a prayer for a . . . — — Map (db m156780) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026