Rock River Seminary, the first institution of higher education in Northern Illinois, was established by the Methodist Church in 1839. Because of financial difficulties it was forced to close in 1879. The Church of the Brethren then purchased the . . . — — Map (db m308295) HM
Abraham Lincoln was a guest in this house, August 15-17, 1856. His host was Zenas Aplington, founder of Polo. On Saturday, August 16, John D. Campbell and James W. Carpenter, who were law partners in Polo, joined Lincoln and Aplington in a drive by . . . — — Map (db m55803) HM
The Stone Arch Bridge that stands to the east of the present highway was on the Galena Road, once the most important trail in northern Illinois. Along this route innumerable people streamed northward to the lead mines near Galena every spring and . . . — — Map (db m55806) HM
In the 1830's and 1840's an organized criminal gang known as the Banditti of the Prairie was active on the Midwestern frontier. In 1841 six members were arrested and held for trial in Oregon, Illinois. On March 21, the day before the trial, the . . . — — Map (db m308296) HM
The Lincoln Highway is an example of the 1900s American cultural awakening. The end of the Victorian era brought progress and independence as people set out in their automobiles to venture across the country. The vision of the first . . . — — Map (db m209416) HM
This log cabin, which dates back to the 1830's, originally stood on the Glenn Borneman farm west of Leaf River. It was initially a one-room lofted structure with hand-hewn logs that were notched at the ends for joining at the corners. The timbers . . . — — Map (db m257917) HM
Erected to the memory of Leonard Andrus founder of the village of Grand Detour Illinois 1835. Adjudicator of land claims, ferry operator, carrier of mail and travelers, first commissioner of schools in Ogle County, manufacturer, vestryman, . . . — — Map (db m131733) HM
Governor of Illinois 1917-1921
President, the Holstein-Friesian Association of America 1921-1930
Sensitive to the best in men and animals, devoted to the refinement, productivity and integrity of both, conscious of the contribution of the . . . — — Map (db m257929) HM
In the pioneer village of Eagle Point, named because of an eagle's nest on a point of timber near here, Naaman Spencer, inventor of the gang plow, started manufacturing it here, 1868. Spencer, also was the first to use a steam engine, a Gates, . . . — — Map (db m131732) HM
To the men from DeKalb County who died in Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict
Francis A. Anderson • Dale C. Brewer • Eatterson Byrd, Jr. • David Donnelly • Rodney G. Drake • Jimmy R. Harrison • Richard A. Henke • Richard L. Jossendal • George . . . — — Map (db m257965) WM
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