Joliet Iron Works - Joliet, IL
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cldisme
N 41° 32.372 W 088° 04.741
16T E 409996 N 4599215
A self-guided walk among the ruins of the Joliet Iron Works provides a history of the steel foundry and the people who made it run.
Waymark Code: WM61T8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Views: 3
This 1½-mile trail by the Forest Preserve District of Will County provides a series of interpretive plaques that relate the history of the Joliet Iron Works on two levels: the process of steel making and is laborers.
Trail itself is mostly sloping concrete sidewalk with a few stairs, so full accessibility is possible if you do not mind backtracking.
The listed coordinates are for the first sign of the tour and parking can be found at N41° 32.192 W88° 04.798.
Fee?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Approximate Time to Finish: 1 hour
Addtional Website URL: [Web Link]
Brochure or Interpretive Signs: Interpretive Plaques/Signs
Rate the Walk: 
Wherigo Cartridge: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture at the start of the Trail or Walk is greatly appreciated. Additional photos taken during the course of the walk would also be of great benefit.
If there does not appear to be a defined beginning to the trail or walk, pick a logical place (e.g. close to parking) or where information about the walk or trail can be gathered.