The Governor Bond State Memorial marks the grave of Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), the first governor of Illinois after it attained statehood in 1818. The obelisk-style monument was erected in 1883
Chester, IL MonumentsMonument to Elzie Seager, Chester native and creator of "Popeye the Sailor Man."
Chester, IL MonumentsSee an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother)
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A Lionel train set shares space with a Li'l Abner Dogpatch Band windup toy and British toy soldiers, antique collectibles, cl...
When Europeans began to explore the Illinois country, most of the Native Americans they met were members of the Illini tribe....
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This memorial commemorates Camp Dubois, the 1803-4 winter camp of Lewis and Clark, from which they launched their Corps of Di...