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By William Fischer, Jr., June 12, 2016
Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On 6th Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street. |
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Mary Ann Ball was born near Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1817. She married Robert Bickerdyke in 1847 and they moved to Galesburg, Illinois.
At the outbreak of the Civil War the residents of Galesburg purchased medical supplies worth $500 for soldiers . . . — — Map (db m95499) HM |
| On Kansas Street north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This stepping stone came from her home at 706 Lincoln St. in Russell Ks. — — Map (db m95522) HM |
| Near East Tompkins Street at South Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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In recognition of her patriotic and heroic devotion to the Boys in Blue in camp, in hospital and on the field. The state of Illinois has under the auspices of the Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association erected this statue 1904 — — Map (db m229140) HM WM |
May. 7, 2024
