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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Savanna
Savanna, Illinois and Vicinity
▶ Carroll County (11) ▶ Jo Daviess County (4) ▶ Ogle County (16) ▶ Stephenson County (2) ▶ Whiteside County (5) ▶ Clinton County, Iowa (1) ▶ Jackson County, Iowa (1)
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| On 3rd Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street. |
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Presented By
Grand Army Of The Republic
J.P. Plattenberger, Commander
(Plaque has the text of the Gettysburg Address on it.)
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, . . . — — Map (db m68359) HM |
| On Third Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on Third Street. |
| | Helen Scott Hay, famous Red Cross nurse, was born near Lanark in this county. She was a graduate of Savanna High School, Northwestern University in Evanston, and the Illinois Training School for Nurses in Chicago, where she was later Superintendent. . . . — — Map (db m55838) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 52) at Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street. |
| | On this ground stood the Indian wigwam occupied by Aaron Pierce and his wife, Harriet Bellows Pierce, and their four children, November 4, 1828, first white settlers of Savanna.
Erected in honor of his mother, Sila Pierce Bowen, by Frank Pierce . . . — — Map (db m42660) HM |
| On Unnamed Road in Old Mill Park 0.1 miles east of Chicago Avenue (U.S. 52), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Steamboats once navigated to this point, where Plum River Falls powered saw, powder, grist, and flour mills at various times between 1836 and 1885. Near here the Rock Island Military and Prophetstown Trails to Galena were intersected as early as the . . . — — Map (db m34261) HM |
| On Crim Drive at Robbe Road, on the right when traveling west on Crim Drive. |
| | [Ordnance Corps U.S.A. insignia] The area that encompasses Savanna Army Depot was acquired in 1917 when the United States Congress authorized the commanding officer of Rock Island Arsenal to purchase certain lands for the test of field . . . — — Map (db m67267) HM WM |
| Near Viaduct Road (Route 84) south of Skain Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In Grateful Tribute To The Men And Women Who Served Our Country To Protect The Cause Of All Freedoms — — Map (db m68200) WM |
| On 3rd Street south of Madison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In Affectionate Memory Of The Sons & Daughters Who Served Our Community In World War II Roll of Honor — — Map (db m68199) WM |
| On 3rd Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street. |
| | Savanna Public Library — — Map (db m68356) HM |
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