The Archer House - Marshall, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 23.460 W 087° 41.658
16S E 440211 N 4360397
Since 1841, comfort for the Cumberland Road.
Waymark Code: WM5203
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2008
Views: 16
Marker Erected by: The Clark County Historical Society.
County of Marker: Clark County.
Date Marker Erected: September 1977.
Location of Hotel: Archer Ave. & Michigan Ave., Marshall.
Marker Text:
The Archer House
National Historic Landmark
This structure was erected in 1841 by Col. Wm. B. Archer, founder of Marshall, and John Bartlett and has been in continuous use as a hotel. It was an important stage coach stop on the early Cumberland Road where many prominent people, including Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland, stayed.