Natividad Guiterrez - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.319 W 088° 05.305
16T E 409187 N 4597276
This marker is accompanied by a silhouette of Natividad Guiterrez and is located in Mayor Art Schultz Park in Joliet, IL.
Waymark Code: WMC13D
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2011
Views: 4

The placard reads:

"Natividad Guiterrez
1900-1978

In 1919, Natividad Guiterrez
arrived in Joliet with his wife
and grandmother. Like other
Mexicans, he came here for
work and found a job
driving spikes on
the EJE Railroad.
The family
and three uncles
lived in a boxcar
provided by the
company until
1928, when
Guiterrez bought
a home. He worked
as a railroad
laborer for 55 years.

I&M CANAL
PASSAGE"

Note... the name "Guiterrez is very unusual... and one needs to wonder whether the name really was the more common "Gutierrez". No verification could be found online either way.
County: Will

Historical Society: I&M CANAL PASSAGE

Location: in Mayor Art Schultz Park in Joliet, IL.

Dedication Date: Not listed

Website: Not listed

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