Our Fallen Illinois Service Members

In memory of

Our fallen Illinois service members in

Operation Enduring Freedom

and

Operation Iraqi freedom"The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ...

Lincoln the Leader

During four years as President, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time among the troops. They were important because they were the people who would get the job done. He frequented the War Department's telegraph office to stay abreast of ...

Architectural Heritage

Petersburg’s architectural heritage has a long and rich history, reflecting centuries of occupation by Native Americans and over 300 years of European settlement. Beginning as a frontier trading post with the Virginia Indians, Fort Henry was established here in 1646. ...

Elworthy House

Concord Historical Landmark

Built in 1913

Marker is at the intersection of East Street and Pacheco Street, on the right when traveling north on East Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Alves House

Concord Historical Landmark

Circa 1897

Site of first Concord Grammar School

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Grant Street and Bonifacio Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Originial Oleander Planting in Galveston

Brought from Jamaica, 1841, by local businessman Joseph Osterman; planted by Osterman's sister, Mrs. Isidore Dyer, in yard of her home at this location. Transplanted when new structure was placed here, 1939, this oleander is an outgrowth of original Dyer ...

Youth Baseball Donor Recognition Monument

This Youth Baseball Donor Recognition monument was commissioned in 2008 by MARSH-21. Its location marks the former intersection of Oak Avenue and 2nd Street, which was converted into park area as part of the Hwy 13 Veterans Parkway project completed ...

The Eastman-Bishop-Bullock House

This house, constructed in 1872, is the oldest house in Eastman. In 1868, William Pitt Eastman founded the 400,000 acre Georgia Land and Lumber Company. Upon learning in 1870 that Station No. 13 along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad had ...

Old Market Square

Appomattox Point & the Indian Trade

In the 1600s, just north of the present day market, the Appomattox River took a sharp turn around a horn of land known as Appomattox Point. The Quaker Indian traders Robert Hix and John Evans ...

Petersburg’s Old Towne

Virginia Indian Trade

You are standing in the oldest part of Petersburg, known today as Old Towne. In 1646, Fort Henry was established here, along the colonial frontier, to protect settlers in the region and to capitalize on trade with the ...