Bosshard Monument - Highland, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member paulspaper
N 38° 43.932 W 089° 39.936
16S E 268295 N 4290432
The monument is a tribute to Swiss poet Heinrich Bosshard, who wrote Semparcherlied here in the 1850's.
Waymark Code: WM4V5K
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The poem became the basis of the Swiss national anthem, and the Swiss Society of America erected a monument to him in 1909 in the park. This granite marker stands in Lindendale Park in Highland, Illinois.
Height: 10 feet

Illuminated: no

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Date Created/Placed: Not listed

Address: Not listed
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