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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S4F_the-american-legion-memorial_Morton-Grove-IL.html
Built in 1949 by Morton Grove Post 134 of the American Legion, Dept. of Illinois. This has been the post's home and base for veterans of military service of all eras to work together and provide help to their comrades and others with needs. The m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S4E_harrer-park_Morton-Grove-IL.html
Harrer Park fronts on Dempster Street and reaches north to Park View School, covering some 20 acres of land. The park was named for George Harrer, the first president of the Village of Morton Grove. He helped organize the first local government an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S3N_river-forest-illinois_River-Forest-IL.html
The site of present-day River Forest was once home to prehistoric Native Americans, who constructed large effigy mounds throughout the region. Soon after the American Revolution Chippewa, Menominee, and Potawatomi Indians moved onto the landscape,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1V_melamerson-athletic-field_Chicago-IL.html
Dorothy Melamerson lived most of her life in Lincoln Park. A Fitness enthusiast, she was a gym teacher at Stone Elementary School and other public schools for 36 years. When she retired in 1977, she began an education of her own: how to make her s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1U_blackstone-hotel_Chicago-IL.html
An outstanding example of Modern French style of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture. As one of the city's earliest luxury hotels, it became the "Hotel of Presidents," serving as host to a dozen U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1N_kwanusila_Chicago-IL.html
Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Port Rupert, British Columbia. The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its bac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1M_waveland-clock-tower_Chicago-IL.html
Originally known as the Lincoln Park Fieldhouse and Carillon Tower, the Waveland Clock Tower was constructed in 1931. The English Gothic style building was designed by Edwin H. Clark and the chimes were from the Deagan Company of Chicago. The Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S1D_getty-tomb_Chicago-IL.html
The Getty Tomb marks the maturity of [Louis] Sullivan's architectural style and the beginning of modern architecture in America. Here the architect departed from historic precedent to create a building of strong geometric massing, detailed with or…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S17_john-peter-altgeld_Chicago-IL.html
Born December 30, 1847 Died March 12, 1902 These Tablets Containing Selections from his Public Utterances are dedicated by The John P. Altgeld Memorial Association —————————— "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S0E_earl-seymour-wharton-reebie_Chicago-IL.html
Staff Sergeant 727 AAF Bomb Sq 15th Air Force U.S.A. Killed by enemy action over Yugoslavia
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