"Listen, for I speak but once...."
As I gaze across the waters of the shimmering Fox River, I see the smoke of thousands of teepees where I once saw only gentle prairies and lush forests abundant with game.
Many moons ago my people were . . . — — Map (db m258098) HM
Over the course of the 2016 and 2017 seasons, competing at 13u and 14u levels, the Saints amassed a two year record of 112-25. The team won 13
tournaments in total including the championship at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach South Carolina . . . — — Map (db m299361) HM
In the spring of 2023, with help of St. Charles Public Works Department, the grasses and weeds were removed from each of the museum's gardens.
Master Gardener Volunteers selected a garden their team would care for. Once gardens were selected, . . . — — Map (db m258002) HM
In the 1830s, early settlers of St. Charles built new industries along the Fox River. By 1950, the town had lumber, flour, grist, paper and carding mills, an iron foundry condensed milk and pottery factories, and a linseed and castor oil plant. . . . — — Map (db m258022) HM
The site of the Municipal Plaza in St. Charles has undergone several dramatic transformations in the past 100 years.
The first dam and a sawmill were built in 1836. In 1866 a flourmill, operated by Civil War veteran Major W.G. Conklin, . . . — — Map (db m258107) HM
Kevin White left his legacy on the baseball fields of St. Charles. He was a true inspiration to the countless lives he touched. As a St. Charles North graduate and standout varsity baseball player, Kevin played travel baseball on this field for the . . . — — Map (db m299375) HM
"I would like you, my four sons, to be the guardians of
this growing settlement to see that it does become a great community in which men can live, can work, can be educated, can worship and can play.
You, my first born, are to be the guardian . . . — — Map (db m258125) HM
The Pottawatomi call themselves Neshnabek, which translates literally as the "People".
The first mention of the Pottawatomi is located in The Jesuit Relations of 1640. Jean Nicolet, a French fur trader, encountered these people in 1634 along . . . — — Map (db m258067) HM
The Lincoln Highway provided travelers easy access to vacation getaways along its route and corridor. Eye-catching roadside advertising directed motorists to the cultural activities of St. Charles and the scenic beauty and recreational opportunities . . . — — Map (db m258124) HM
In honor of our first settler, Evan Shelby and in special commemoration of our community's sesquicentennial year. St. Charles is a community of people with a proud heritage built on courage, high ideals and pride in their community. — — Map (db m258021) HM
Dedicated with everlasting gratitude to all the veterans of the United States Armed Forces who served with allegiance, courage, and distinction in any foreign war or insurrection. — — Map (db m258101) WM
This bell was cast at the William Kaye foundry in Louisville, Kentucky, and was then mounted on the "Frank Pargoud," a steamboat built in 1868 for Capt. John Tobin and named for Confederate Civil War General, J.F. Pargoud. The Pargoud operated for . . . — — Map (db m257935) HM
