view gallery |  Mitchell Family Cemetery - Belleville, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker at the family cemetery for Mitchell Family Cemetery. This cemetery contains a gravesite of a Revolutionary War veteran. The cemetery is located between Belleville and Mascoutah, Illinois. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 2/3/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Development of Casey - Casey. IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Interesting historical marker found in downtown Casey, Illinois. Tooday Casey is know for being the home of the most "World's Largest" objects in the world. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 1/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Beginning of the Third Principal Meridian - Historical Survey Marker - Cairo, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Located at the entrance to Fort Defiance Park posted by: nomadwillie location: Illinois date approved: 1/6/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The People of Bridgeport - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A marker devoted to the various ethnic groups of Bridgeport, the Chicago neighborhood in which it is displayed. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  James Ward Public School - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers The James Ward Public School is an historic Victorian-style building in Chicago's Armor Square neighborhood. It is the oldest Chicago school building still in use as a school. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 10/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Civil War training camp plaque - Palos Park, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Plaque on a boulder marking the site of a Civil War training camp. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 7/20/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jackson County, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers This marker describes the founding of Jackson County, IL. posted by: snfromky location: Illinois date approved: 1/21/2021 last visited: 1/23/2021 |
view gallery |  McKinley Park - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A marker about the history of McKinley Park in Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Route of Marquette & Joliet - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A historic marker about the exploration of Chicago by Marquette & Joliet. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/23/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  History of Bridgeport - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A marker devoted to the history of Bridgeport, the Chicago neighborhood in which it is displayed. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  McGill House - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This castle-like mansion was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb and built in 1891. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/5/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This church was the site of the open-casket visitation and funeral of Emmett Till in 1955, after he was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/3/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First Lincoln-Douglas Debate Looking for Lincoln marker - Ottawa, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers One of the Looking for Lincoln markers honoring our 16th president and located throughout the state of Illinois. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 9/10/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Clyde William Tombaugh marker - Streator, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Well maintained blue & yellow sign in a small plaza dedicated to commemorating the life of local astronomer Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 9/10/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  LA SALLE - PERU, ILLINOIS marker - Peru, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Well weathered, located at the entrance to Pulaski Park. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 9/10/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings - Oak Park, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers A historic marker in Scoville Park. posted by: flyingmoose location: Illinois date approved: 9/5/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Joseph Kettlestrings - Oak Park, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers Historic Marker on the southern edge of Scoville Park. posted by: flyingmoose location: Illinois date approved: 9/4/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tree Studios - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This 1894 building was built to attract European artists to Chicago in the years following the 1893 World's Fair. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 1/5/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Brewster Apartments - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A historic apartment building on the north side of Chicago, where Charlie Chaplin is rumored to have lived. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/31/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fine Arts Building - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This beautifully-detailed, Romanesque-inspired building once held the offices of Frank Lloyd Wright. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/31/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Greenwood Row Houses - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This block of row houses was built in 1903 and was named a Chicago Landmark in 2004 posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/29/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site of Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A marker commemorating the spot where the fist Roman Catholic cathedral in Chicago once stood. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/24/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site Abraham Lincoln Nominated for President marker- Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A bronze marker placed at the site of Lincoln's nomination for president in 1860. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 12/18/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sisters of Mercy Arrive in Chicago - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A sign about the history of the Sisters of Mercy religious order in Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/16/2019 last visited: 7/22/2017 |
view gallery |  Palmer House Hotel - Chicago, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers This historic hotel with an opulent interior used to be the largest in the world. It was completed in 1927 and designated a Chicago Landmark in 2006. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/16/2019 last visited: never |
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