Historical Markers and War Memorials in Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan is the county seat for Lake County
Waukegan is in Lake County
Lake County(67) ► ADJACENT TO LAKE COUNTY Cook County(784) ► McHenry County(38) ► Allegan County, Michigan(53) ► Berrien County, Michigan(80) ► Van Buren County, Michigan(76) ► Kenosha County, Wisconsin(39) ►
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Born December 23, 1923
United States Marine Corps
1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and . . . — — Map (db m116062) HM WM
From 1912 to 1962, Bowen Park was the site of the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club, owned by the Hull-House Association of Chicago. Here, children from many national, racial and religious backgrounds learned to respect each other and the environment. . . . — — Map (db m54019) HM
A resident of Glen Rock Avenue in Waukegan and a musician in Company C, 55th Illinois Infantry
He is the youngest soldier ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery on the battlefield at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May . . . — — Map (db m115973) HM WM
Author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), born in Waukegan, Illinois, is renowned as one of the most celebrated fiction writers of our time and one of the most important figures in the genre of science fiction and fantasy.
This park, where Bradbury . . . — — Map (db m137380) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1889
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
(Lower tablet:)
Dedicated to Ben L. Jones Camp
No. 50 United Spanish . . . — — Map (db m116088) WM
In memory of Alvin E. Johnson & William W. Kyndberg Presented to Homer Daringer Post No. 281 American Legion by Mrs. Alvin E. Johnson & Mrs. William W. Kyndberg — — Map (db m116061) WM
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Early Life
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920. His parents were Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg. He spent much time during his youth reading at the Carnegie Library, which he . . . — — Map (db m137566) HM
