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 St. Mary's Pavilion - America's Centennial - Cairo, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 37° 00.622 W 089° 11.156
16S E 305517 N 4098256
Built in 1876
Waymark Code: WMWR2A
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2017
Views: 0
County of plaque: Alexander County
Location of plaque: Magnolia Drive, between 28th St & 33rd St., center of park, Cairo
Marker text: ST MARY'S PARK PAVILION
Built 1876
For America's Centennial
*Site of 1907 speech by President Theodore Roosevelt
*Restored 1999 with Funding from The
Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act
And Assistance from Cairo Park Commissioner
Carolyn Ponting, Southern Foundatio, Wm. P. Halliday, Jr.,
Bill Harrell, Grant Write Helen Bishoff,
Special Projects Coordinator Monica L. Smith,
IDOT Personnel Comer Phillips & Galen Coffel,
Architect Bob Swenson And Contractor Keith Thomas
Mayor James F. Wilson
Dedicated April 1, 1999<
Subject: Country
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1776
Date of Commemoration: 1876
Address:
28th and Park Place W.,
Cairo Illinois 62914
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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