Illinois College
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YoSam.
N 39° 43.401 W 090° 14.976
15S E 735734 N 4400669
Presbyterian college, the first to graduate a class in Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM3D9X
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2008
Views: 7
Marker Erected by: Illinois College and The Illinois State Historical Society.
Marker Text:
ILLINOIS COLLEGE Founded in 1829 by Presbyterian and Congregational ministers. It was the first college in Illinois to graduate a class. The first graduate was Richard Yates, Civil War Governor. Alma Mater of William Jennings Bryan, '81. Beecher Hall, the state's oldest college building, is on the campus one-half mile north.
Plaque Erected by: National Underground Railroad Network To Freedom and The National Park Service.
Date Plaque Erected: December 12, 2005.
Plaque Text:
Illinois College
Beecher Hall 1829.
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SITE
The national Park Service has evaluated this site as making a significant contribution to the understanding of the Underground Railroad in American history and it meets the requirements for inclusion in the national Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Built Plaque Erected by: Illinois College.
Plaque Text:
Illinois College
BEECHER HALL
Built 1829.
First College Building in Illinois.
Named for Edward Beecher
First President, 1839-1844.Beecher Hall is located a ½ mile N. of State Marker. Both plaques are on that building.
It is at: N 39° 43.869 W 090° 14.904
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