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Historical Markers in Sterling, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Whiteside County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Whiteside County, IL (37) Bureau County, IL (17) Carroll County, IL (11) Henry County, IL (40) Lee County, IL (52) Ogle County, IL (44) Rock Island County, IL (24) Clinton County, IA (1)  WhitesideCounty(37) Whiteside County (37)  BureauCounty(17) Bureau County (17)  CarrollCounty(11) Carroll County (11)  HenryCounty(40) Henry County (40)  LeeCounty(52) Lee County (52)  OgleCounty(44) Ogle County (44)  RockIslandCounty(24) Rock Island County (24)  ClintonCountyIowa(1) Clinton County (1)
Morrison is the county seat for Whiteside County
Sterling is in Whiteside County
      Whiteside County (37)  
ADJACENT TO WHITESIDE COUNTY
      Bureau County (17)  
      Carroll County (11)  
      Henry County (40)  
      Lee County (52)  
      Ogle County (44)  
      Rock Island County (24)  
      Clinton County, Iowa (1)  
 
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1 Illinois, Whiteside County, Sterling — Col. Edward N. Kirk House(AKA Paul W. Dillon House)
On East 3rd Street (Illinois Route 2) east of 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This historic house is listed on the National Register U.S. Dept. of Interior Washington, D.C.Map (db m230650) HM
2 Illinois, Whiteside County, Sterling — Hezekiah BrinkCity of Sterling — Incorporated 1857 —
On 3rd Avenue just south of Lincoln Highway (Illinois Route 2), on the right when traveling north.
. . . Map (db m207648) HM
3 Illinois, Whiteside County, Sterling — Lincoln in Sterling
On East Third Street east of 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
On July 18, 1856, Abraham Lincoln spent the night in this house as the guest of William Manahan. Lincoln had been invited by Robert Lange Wilson to address a John C. Fremont rally in Sterling. Wilson was a member of the famous Long Nine of the . . . Map (db m78270) HM
4 Illinois, Whiteside County, Sterling — Masonic Temple1885-1996
On West 3rd Street east of Avenue B, on the right when traveling east.
placed on National Register of Historical Places November 7, 1996 by U.S. Department of InteriorMap (db m230643) HM
5 Illinois, Whiteside County, Sterling — Original Site of Sterling Township High School 1898-1950
On 5th Avenue at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue.
Let it be known to all that on April 11, 1896, the voters of Sterling and Coloma Townships held an election in favor of establishing the area's first independent township high school. Within sixty days, the following citizens were chosen to the . . . Map (db m176254) HM
 
 
 
 
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May. 17, 2024