German Loan & Savings - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.587 W 088° 05.251
16T E 409269 N 4597771
This marker is located on a rock right in front of the bandshell in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Waymark Code: WMC7X5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2011
Views: 3
The plaque at this site reads:
"Martin Westphal and Sebastian
Lagger started their banking
business on Bluff Street in 1868. In
1875 they constructed the german
Loan & Sabings Bank on this site.
The stone and brick structure was
22' x 60'. The vault was sunk in
solid bedrock. This last of the old
Bluff Street buildings was in
continous use until 1968 when it
was demolished under an urban
renewal program. W.J.B.P. Inc."
W.J.B.P. Inc stands for Will Joliet Bicentennial Park Inc.
County: Will
Historical Society: Will Joliet Bicentennial Park Inc.
Dedication Date: unknown
Location: on a rock right in front of the bandshell in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Website: Not listed
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