Jacobs' Park - Crossville, IL
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 09.705 W 088° 03.956
16S E 406618 N 4224298
When railroad tracks, bridge, and depot removed, the area was made a park.
Waymark Code: WMJKF6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2013
Views: 1
County of park: White County
Location of park: Main St. (IL 10) & Morell St., Crossville
Crossville is a village in White County, Illinois. The population was 745 at the 2010 census.
Two plaques (signs?) are here.
Plaque 1 dedicated: May 2001
Erected by: Citizens of the Village of Crossville
Tom Mitchell, Mayor at the time
The text of plaque 1:
JACOBS' PARK
In Memory of
Ron Jacobs (1938-2000)
Whose ideas, love, devotion and
dedication have benefited the
Village of Crossville for a lifetime
Plaque 2:
Site of Crossville, Ill
First Railroad
Flat: 1872 - 1906
Elev.: 1906 - 1993
When I visited there the pavilion had not been built. I know one has been built because of this newspaper report: CarmiTimes
Name: Jacob's Park
Street Location: fdsa
Local Municipality: Crossville
State/Province, etc.: Illinois
Country: USA
Memorial/Commemoration: person
Date Established: May 2001
Picnic Facilities: Pavilion and table
Recreational Facilities:
No athletic improvements when I was there.
Web Site: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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