Joliet Stagecoach Road - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.631 W 088° 05.252
16T E 409268 N 4597852
This stagecoach road along the river is now in what is Bicentennial Park in Joliet, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMC7QG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2011
Views: 3
Located near the Western Avenue entrance to Joliet's Bicentennial Park, the plaque on a boulder reads:
"Dr. John Temple started stagecoach
routes in 1834. Joliet was on one of
the heaviest traveled lines west of
Chicago. It ran along here between
the bluffs and the river.
Rest stops were here and at the
famous Old Virginia Tavern. In this
area the day of the stagecoach was
over when the canal was completed.
Will Joliet Becentennial Park, Inc."
Road of Trail Name: unknown..now known as Bluff Street
State: Illinois
County: Will
Historical Significance:
see text from marker above.
Years in use: 1834-?
How you discovered it:
found historical marker in Park
Why?:
Until the canal was built here, the stagecoach was used for travel to Chicago. Presumably, one of the goods "exported" was soda-pop... a product developed and manufactured first here in Joliet, IL.
Directions:
Bicentennial Park
Bluff Street near intersection with Western Ave.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
Website Explination: Not listed
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