American House - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.504 W 088° 05.258
16T E 409257 N 4597618
This marker is located with several others in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Waymark Code: WMC8MP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2011
Views: 2
This marker is located on a boulder, like most of the others in this Park...and reads:
"The old 'American House' hotel, where
pioneers boarded while they built their homes,
was at this site. Later Frank Bush built his
large stone block here. It housed the old
Chicago House Saloon, Cobb's Jewelry,
Dr. F.X. Woerndle, Firman Mack's Shoe Store,
Schrader's Harness Shop, and the corner
drugstore where George Woodruff wrote
histories of Joliet and Will County.
Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc."
County: Will
Historical Society: Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc
Location: Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park
Dedication Date: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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