Joseph Kettlestrings - Oak Park, Illinois
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flyingmoose
N 41° 53.329 W 087° 47.749
16T E 433977 N 4637737
Historic Marker on the southern edge of Scoville Park.
Waymark Code: WM132WX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2020
Views: 1
Marker has a round picture of Joseph Kittenstring surrounded by oak leaves at the top and at the bottom is a horse and carriage crossing the plains with a tree in front of them.
Marker text:
This tablet marks the spot
where stood the home of
Joseph Kettlestrings
The first white settler in oak park.
This ground being a portion of the
quarter section of land which he
purchased from the United States
Government in the year 1833 at a price
of one dollar and a quarter an
acre. This tablet placed by the peo-
ple of Oak Park November 12th 1927.
County: Cook
Historical Society: People of Oak Park
Dedication Date: 1927
Location: Scoville Park
Website: Not listed
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