Erwin E. Wood

Erwin E. Wood (HM1RT7)

Location: Plainfield, IL 60544 Will County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 36.102', W 88° 12.016'

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With Trust Unfaltering We Await

Born on farm in Plainfield, Feb. 6, 1848
1860-63 Student Northwestern College
1864 — Private Company C, 132d Illinois Volunteers, Civil War
1865-70 Student Northwestern University
1870-73 Editor & Publisher News, Covington, Neb.
1872 — Married Miss Theresa A. Frisbie, Chicago
1874-80 Editor on Chicago Evening Journal
1876-80 West Chicago Park Commissioner
1879-81 Charter Member Chicago Stock Exchange
1882-83 Member Illinois General Assembly
1885-86 U.S. Commissioner New Orleans World Exposition
1886-87 Editor New York Commercial Advertiser
1886-88 Promoter, Incorporator, Director and Sec'y Chicago Outer Belt E.J.&E. Railway
1898 - Adjutant First Regiment Illinois Volunteers, Spanish War
1907-08 Editor "Bit and Spur," London and Chicago
1909-16 Farmer & Author, "Woodfarm" Homestead,
Lincoln Highway, Plainfield
1917 - Sergt. Commanding U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Grant Park, Chicago District, World War
1918-25 Field Sec'y Chicago Historical Society
1919-21 Commander Historical Post, No. 64; State Historian American Legion
1921-24 Member Faculty Chi. Law School; Chair of Diplomacy
1922-Oct. 9, Golden Wedding Anniversary
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HM NumberHM1RT7
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, April 21st, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] BRIAN SHARWARKO / UGLY ASS MULE PRODUCTIONS  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 399978 N 4606250
Decimal Degrees41.60170000, -88.20026667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 36.102', W 88° 12.016'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 36' 6.12" N, 88° 12' 0.96" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)815, 630, 312
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15413 S Union Pl, Plainfield IL 60544, US
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