Historical Markers and War Memorials in Granite City, Illinois

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Granite City, Illinois

1 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — In Honor of Our Heroes —

Civil War 1861-1865 Spanish American War 1898-1899 World War 1917-1919 Erected by Sarah Jane McEvers Tent No 90 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War May 30, 1935 (plaque) Our Mission is to . . . — — Map (db m187611) WM

2 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — Old Chain of Rocks Bridge — Welcome to Route 66 Illinois —

Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, you can still "get . . . — — Map (db m144521) HM

3 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — Six Mile Prairie —

Six Mile Prairie, located in the American Bottom six miles from St. Louis, was first settled in the 1830's by American farm families who migrated from the Upland south. With their crude farm implements, these pioneers broke through the tough prairie . . . — — Map (db m138844) HM

4 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — The City of Granite City — Established 1896 —

Granite City grew up a mill town, drawing its expanding population from the flood of Central European immigrants who came to this new land with not much more than their heritage and optimism, in search of freedom and opportunity. Two German . . . — — Map (db m205771) HM

5 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — V.F.W. Post 1300 Veterans Memorial — The Earney Family —

The Earney Family Howard A. Earney / P.O.W. / WWII / U.S. Army Air Corps. • Annie T Earney / wife • Howard K. Earney / Viet Nam / U.S. Coast Guard • Timothy C. Earney / Germany / Viet Nam / U.S. Army • Lawrence R. Earney / Home . . . — — Map (db m187609) WM

6 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — Veterans Memorial —

Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives for their country. Granite City • Madison • Mitchell • Nameoki • Pontoon Beach • Stallings • Venice World War I Baumann, John • Class, Ossie • Conway, Charles • Devany, Pat I. . . . — — Map (db m187595) WM

7 ► Illinois, Madison County, Granite City — Victory Mothers — Unit No. 2 —

In memory of those who gave their lives for our country — — Map (db m187626) WM

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