Dedicated to the valor of all Americans who fought for their country. Established by trustees of the Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust as a memorial to Colonel Robert R. McCormick who served in France with the 5th Field Artillery, First . . . — — Map (db m70911) WM
In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26-year-old radio engineer, built the world's first radio
telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street,
now Karlskoga Avenue. For ten years he conducted experiments at night . . . — — Map (db m230987) HM
Warren Lyon Wheaton, one of the founders of the community that bears his
and his brother Jesse's name, built his home on this site in 1848. Though no
longer evident, the original home has been incorporated within this much
larger structure.
. . . — — Map (db m230989) HM
