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)
Chester, IL MuseumsIllinois' only down-state, year-round thoroughbred horsetrack....
In Waterloo, remnants of the country's early history are preserved at this house, the only stagecoach stop still in tack alon...
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The Pierre Menard Home is the finest example of French colonial architecture in the Central Mississippi Valley. The Post-on-S...