Historical Markers and War Memorials in Breese, Illinois
Carlyle is the county seat for Clinton County
Breese is in Clinton County
Clinton County(35) ► ADJACENT TO CLINTON COUNTY Bond County(31) ► Fayette County(47) ► Madison County(217) ► Marion County(5) ► St. Clair County(231) ► Washington County(8) ►
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The City of Breese was named after Sidney Breese, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. This community owes a debt of gratitude to our ancestors who came to Breese when it was only a wide place in the road. Today, in 2008, the City . . . — — Map (db m178657) HM
In 1832 cholera plagued this area
Entire families were wiped out,
Sometimes over night
Jos Altepeter made a covenant
with his maker, if his large family
was spared he would erect
A large cross on his farm
near the public road as a . . . — — Map (db m162241) HM
