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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2W_oz-park_Chicago-IL.html
Oz Park was created in 1974, as part of an renewal program for the Lincoln Park area. Historically, the neighborhood underwent numerous population shifts and by the 1950s home ownership was declining and many buildings were in sub-standard conditi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2T_old-town-triangle_Chicago-IL.html
Settled in the 1850s by German immigrants, this area was virtually destroyed by the Fire of 1871. Most of these wood cottages and brick and stone townhouses date to the last decades of the 19th century. After World War II, this area became the foc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2R_second-city_Chicago-IL.html
Congratulations to The Second City on Serving up Chicago-style humor in this Old Town neighborhood for 50 years and to all who have helped make The Second City an institution that has been copied but never equaled.Vi Daley, AldermanChicago's 43rd …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6V1_couch-tomb_Chicago-IL.html
This stone vault is the oldest structure standing within the Chicago Fire zone. It was erected in 1858 for Ira Couch, a wealthy hotelier who died at age 50 while wintering in Cuba. Though some theories exist, there is no official answer as to why …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6V0_potters-field_Chicago-IL.html
From 1843 to 1871, this area was the City Cemetery potter's field, a graveyard for the poor and disenfranchised. More that 15,000 people, including 4,000 Civil War Rebels, were buried here on marshy land near the water's edge. Within six days in J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UU_hidden-truths_Chicago-IL.html
The 1852 funeral for David Kennison was the most elaborate Chicago had ever seen. The City paid all expenses, and donated 2 cemetery lots, intending to erect a monument on his grave. That never happened. The legend of his exploits grew to unfeasib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UT_kennison-boulder-monument_Chicago-IL.html
In Memory ofDavid KennisonThe Last Survivor of the"Boston Tea Party"who died in Chicago, February 24, 1852, aged 115 yrs, 3 mos, 17 da, and is buried near this spot. This stone is erected by the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of the American Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UR_lion-house-lincoln-park-zoo_Chicago-IL.html
Located in one of the country's oldest municipal zoological parks, the Lion House blends both the grandly-scaled public architecture of the Classical style with the innovative Prarie style developed by Chicago architects in the early 20th century.…