McKee's Mill - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.542 W 088° 05.231
16T E 409295 N 4597687
This marker is located with several others in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Waymark Code: WMC8NV
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2011
Views: 4
This marker is located on a boulder, like most of the others in this Park...and reads:
"James McKee's mill and dam operated here
from 1834 until the Illinois & Michigan
Canal was built in 1848. The locktender's
house was on an island between the canal
and the river. Stores on both sides sold
food and drink to passengers as boats went
through locks.
Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc."
County: Will
Historical Society: Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc."
Location: in Joliet's Bicentennial Park.
Dedication Date: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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