FIRST - DuPage County Courthouse - Naperville, Illinois
Posted by: BruceS
N 41° 46.439 W 088° 08.776
16T E 404732 N 4625317
Plaque mounted on stone at the site of the first courthouse for DuPage county in Naperville's Central Park.
Waymark Code: WM17YC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2007
Views: 112
DuPage County was founded 2/9/1839 when the Illinois General Assembly established the county from the western areas of Cook County. The citizens of Naperville were quick to erect a courthouse at the cost of $5,000 raised by subscription of town residents.
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