Joliet's First Log Cabin - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.469 W 088° 05.264
16T E 409248 N 4597553
This marker shares a boulder with another historical marker and is located near the Veterans Memorial in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Waymark Code: WMC8CQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2011
Views: 2
Sharing a boulder with a plaque celebrating the importance of Bluff Street in Joliet, this marker reads:
"JOLIET/JULIET'S FIRST LOG CABIN WAS BUILT BY
CHARLES & CHLOE REED 1832-33. OTHER HISTORIC
DATA OF SITE IS ON PLAQUE SAVED FROM 1958 FIRE
OF NATIONAL HOTEL AND ADLER'S MARKET AND REPLACED
DURING JULIET'S 150TH BIRTHDAY.
WILL-JOLIET BICENTENNIAL PARK, INC., 1987"
County: Will
Historical Society: WILL-JOLIET BICENTENNIAL PARK, INC
Dedication Date: 1987
Location: near the Veterans Memorial in Joliet's Bicentennial Park
Website: Not listed
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