view gallery S3.7 km
|  Fort Payne marker - Naperville, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Blue sign marker on the campus of Naperville's North Central College near the Mernier Field House (sits over the site of the fort) to denote location of the stockade of Ft. Payne. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/26/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Site of World's First Parabolic Radio Telescope - Wheaton, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Built in 1937 by Grote Reber in his backyard, later disassembled and moved for posterity to Greenbank, WV. The backyard site is now a parking lot, and a historical marker was added in 1999 to commemorate this first. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/05/2014 last visited: 06/23/2015 |
view gallery S10.3 km
|  First Presbyterian Church of DuPage stone 1833
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical Stone for the First Presbyterian Church of DuPage 1833 posted by: Death squared location: Illinois date approved: 01/21/2011 last visited: 08/28/2021 |
view gallery NE11.9 km
|  Stacy's Tavern - Glen Ellyn, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Stacy's Tavern is a historic stagecoach inn. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 08/26/2008 last visited: 09/20/2009 |
view gallery SE13.8 km
|  Bolingbrook History/ North View School
in Illinois Historical Markers A plaque marking the location of the first public school in Bolingbrook posted by: IronJohnFlint location: Illinois date approved: 05/16/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW15.9 km
|  JFK campaign stop marker - Geneva, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A flat marker in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, commemorating Kennedy's campaign speech here on October 25, 1960. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/05/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery E17.7 km
|  Mammoth Spring - Oak Brook, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Marker on a massive bolder amongst suburban shopping and hotels, where a spring was discovered in the early 1860s the morning after a loud explosion was reported in the area. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/27/2011 last visited: 01/12/2013 |
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|  George Marshall Home - Wayne, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers One of the most famous inhabitants of tiny Wayne has been memorialized by officials from the DuPage County Historical Museum and the Illinois State Historical Society, who joined forces to place a plaque on the site where his home once stood. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/06/2014 last visited: 07/24/2021 |
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|  Army Trail Road marker - Addison, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Location at Village Hall. Erected: 05/27/1974 by The DuPage Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists and The Illinois State Historical Society. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/27/2009 last visited: 08/24/2018 |
view gallery E20 km
|  Parachute Martyr Bruno Schustek Memorial - Burr Ridge, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker near the spot where Bruno F. Schustek fell to his death after untangling the parachute of a reckless skydiver. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/15/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Last Camp Site of the Potawatomie Indians in Cook County - Western Springs, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A bronze marker on a granite boulder placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1930. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/15/2019 last visited: never |
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|  #205; Church of the Good Shepherd - Oswego, IL
in Historic United Methodist Sites The Church of the Good Shepherd was built in 1896. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 11/20/2008 last visited: 10/18/2009 |
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|  Plainfield House
in Illinois Historical Markers Located on Main Street in Plainfield, one block west of Illinois Route 59. posted by: Stunod location: Illinois date approved: 09/05/2006 last visited: 02/14/2009 |
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|  204 - Sharon UM Church - Plainfield, IL
in Historic United Methodist Sites The Sharon United Methodist Church in Plainfield, Illinois is number site #204. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 04/16/2008 last visited: 02/14/2009 |
view gallery SE22.4 km
|  Santa Fe Speedway memorial boulder - Willow Springs, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Commemorative site with its 3 large boulders, inscribed with a brief history of the raceway. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/15/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery E23.3 km
|  This Was Countryside, Farms and Quarries marker - Countryside, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A new informational sign explaining the local history of Route 66 in Countryside, IL heading southwest out of Chicago. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/18/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery SE23.8 km
|  Pulaski Woods marker - Cook County Forest Preserve, Palos, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Stone memorial dedicated to the memory of Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski, hero in the American revolution, erected July 13, 1930 (which was the 150th anniversary of Pulaski's death.) posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/27/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery S25.1 km
|  Illinois and Michigan Canal Office
in Illinois Historical Markers This marker is erected at the site of the original office for the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The site currently houses museum exhibits detailing the history of the canal. posted by: Stunod location: Illinois date approved: 08/07/2006 last visited: 04/12/2008 |
view gallery NW27.2 km
|  Elgin National Watch Company
in Illinois Historical Markers Marking the location of the Elgin National Watch Company, now the site of a strip mall. posted by: geognerd location: Illinois date approved: 03/01/2006 last visited: 03/10/2011 |
view gallery E27.4 km
|  Bourbon Spring plaque - Riverside, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Bronze plaque atop a square stone foundation that resembles a well at what is known as the Bourbon Spring. It memorializes three separate 1830s events, involving General Scott, Jean Baptiste Beaubien, and Daniel Webster. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 09/28/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery E28 km
|  Underground Railroad Memorial - Maywood, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers The Original Ten Mile Freedom House stood at this location, now memorialized by symbolic sculptural representation of shackles & rail and a plaque. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/15/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery S28.2 km
|  Building the Lincoln Highway - Joliet, IL
in Signs of History An interpretive sign gives a breif history lesson while commemorating the Lincoln Highway and the laborers who built it. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 01/23/2009 last visited: 03/06/2010 |
view gallery E28.3 km
|  Marquette Boulder Monument - Summit, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Bronze plaque on boulder atop multiboulder base in Summit Park at 5810 S. Archer Road, Summit, IL. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/22/2010 last visited: 06/26/2015 |
view gallery NW28.5 km
|  Rotary Club of Elgin - 80 Years - Elgin, IL
in Commercial Commemorations Decorative brickwork announces the 80th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Elgin posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 04/18/2011 last visited: 09/19/2011 |
view gallery NW28.6 km
|  Elgin Milk Condensing Company: A Mystery Marker.
in Illinois Historical Markers This is the location of the historical marker for the Elgin Milk Condensing Company. The marker is NOT listed on the Illinois Historical Society list, yet the marker clearly states that it is one of their markers. posted by: carleenp location: Illinois date approved: 11/10/2007 last visited: 01/19/2012 |
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