Historical Markers in Pleasant Plains, Illinois

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Historical Markers in Pleasant Plains, Illinois

1 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Pleasant Plains — Clayville —

On Illinois Route 125 west of Clayville Road, on the right when traveling east.

This building, one of the first brick buildings in Sangamon County, was built in the spring of 1834 by John Broadwell. His father, Moses Broadwell, a native of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, came to Illinois in 1820. He and his son John built a brick . . . — — Map (db m129230) HM

2 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Pleasant Plains — Clayville Tavern —

On Illinois Route 125 close to Clayville Road.

One-Fourth mile west of this site Moses Broadwell A revolutionary soldier, 3rd N.J. Regt., built the first brick house in Sangamon County, 1820-1827. This Clayville Tavern was built about 1834 by a son, John Broadwell, a soldier of . . . — — Map (db m241937) HM

3 ► Illinois, Sangamon County, Pleasant Plains — Peter Cartwright —

On Illinois Route 125 at Grant Street, on the right when traveling west on State Route 125.

Near Pleasant Plains the famous Methodist circuit rider, Peter Cartwright, made his home from 1824 until his death in 1872. His powerful preaching led many thousands into the church, and made him a dominant figure in the religious life of Illinois . . . — — Map (db m42066) HM

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