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The GAR Hall was the only public library in Aurora until a Carnegie library opened across the street in 1903. The hall was the meeting place of the Aurora G.A.R. Post No. 20, which was one of 779 posts in the Department of Illinois. [2] Any honorably discharged Union veteran of the war could join the group.
This list of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, has 89 entries including Eads Bridge, which spans into Missouri and which the National Park Service credits to Missouri's National Historic Landmark list. Also added are two sites that were once National Historic Landmarks before having their designations removed.
Christopher Columbus Monument (1992) located at Passaic Avenue; Paterson. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1953) located at Federici Park, Cianci Street & Curtis Place; Pennsauken. Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Cooper River Park; Phillipsburg
Winfield: A monument to Pickett Post, G.A.R. in Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, on Woodbine Road. Hagerstown: Memorial Speaker's Rostrum dedicated to the MG Jesse L. Reno Post, #4 of Hagerstown in 1924 is located in Rose Hill Cemetery; Monument dedicated to Lyon Post #31 of Hagerstown (an African-American post), constructed in 2013.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.
Christopher Columbus, also known as the Christopher Columbus Discovery Monument, [1] is a c. 1890–1892 copper sculpture depicting Christopher Columbus by Alfonso Pelzer, installed on the Ohio Statehouse grounds, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [2]
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The Town Hall is located at 80 N. Broadway, Aurora, Illinois. The Township is led by an elected Supervisor and four Trustees. An Assessor, Clerk and Highway Commissioner are also elected. The township is responsible for road maintenance, staffing a Youth and Community Center, and operating a handicapped accessible Ride-In-Kane transportation ...