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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28KK_eugene-debs-and-old-mchenry-county-jail_Woodstock-IL.html
The 1894 Pullman Strike and boycott of Pullman railcars led by the American Railway Union involved 250,000 workers in 27 states. It paralyzed much of the nation's rail system and directly led to the establishment that year of a national Labor Day.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20UD_mchenry-county-civil-war-monument-a-war-memorial_Woodstock-IL.html
Erected
to the Soldiers 1861-1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SCX_cary-cemetery-1839_Cary-IL.html
In this cemetery are buried:
Wm. D. Cary, Founder of Cary
27 men who served their Country
in the Civil War
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6M_veterans-memorial_Crystal-Lake-IL.html
No Honor is greater than
to Serve your Country.
This memorial is placed here
to express our Thanks to
all persons who have served
in the Military Forces
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[Honored Dead …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6L_world-war-ii-memorial_Cary-IL.html
Served in the Armed Forces
of the United States
[Roll of Honored Dead]
R. Abbott · E. Beran · A. Franke
N. Johnson · J. Lazansky · F. Reynolds
J. R. Sedivec · E. Steckelberg
[Honor Roll of Veter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S5Y_a-unique-park-with-a-unique-history_Crystal-Lake-IL.html
Park History
1835 - Before becoming Veteran Acres Park, this area was farmed by the Walkup family after whom the street is named. The Walkups first settled here around 1835, building a cabin where the playground is now located. They grazed cattle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S5T_a-showcase-of-diversity_Crystal-Lake-IL.html
Veteran Acres is a 156 acre community park with steeply rolling terrain and three diverse ecosystems; woodland, wetland and prairie.
Our Woodland
The rolling hills of Veteran Acres Park are an example of an Oak Savannah. Oaks are the dominant sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S5S_downtown-crystal-lake_Crystal-Lake-IL.html
This area came into existence as a railroad center. Near this site in the spring of 1855, the Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad was extended down from Wisconsin to link up with a rail line from Chicago that had terminated at Cary Station …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S5R_el-tovar-theatre_Crystal-Lake-IL.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S5I_algonquin-village-hall-and-public-square_Algonquin-IL.html
Site Platted 1846
Building Erected 1907
McHenry County Historical Society
Plaque #44
Presented July 21, 1993
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This structure, built in 1907, has been in continuous publi…