Central Plaza - Carbondale, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 43.630 W 089° 12.953
16S E 304720 N 4177855
Once the center of the "town square", now just a green space in the middle of "downtown".
Waymark Code: WMKYW3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2014
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County of site: Jackson County
Location of plaza: E. Main St. (IL 13) & S. Washington St., & the train tracks, Carbondale
Plaza built in 1966-67
Plaza created by: Lions Club, Park District, City Government, Illinois Central Railroad
Today this plaza is full of flowers, shrubs, and walks. It is also home to a huge veterans memorial with has a separate plaque for each war the US has been in in the 20th century
If you view the map in the photo gallery, this plaza sits where #3 is in a box.
I was here in 2006, and at lunch time. It was full of secretaries and office staff personnel trying to wolf down some lunch in sun light and beauty, before returning to the grind