Midwest — Site filing

Sites with a file in Illinois

Illinois carries 30 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

30 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsHoly Family Church — deepest file

Also filed under site:Hawaii44 Michigan39 Arizona39 Wyoming30 Oregon22 Pennsylvania20 West Virginia20 Washington18

Other Illinois filings:Historic sites27 Hotels8 Towns7 Cemeteries4 Hospitals3 Historic houses3

Holy Family Church

Chicago, Illinois

The 1860 church—the oldest in Chicago, spared by the fire.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Jackson Park / Midway

Chicago, Illinois

The 1893 fairground—where the White City stood and the dead remain.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Board of Trade

Chicago, Illinois

The 1930 Art Deco tower—where Ceres watches the pit.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tribune Tower

Chicago, Illinois

The 1925 Gothic tower—the stones from everywhere.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Wrigley Building

Chicago, Illinois

The 1924 white terra cotta—where the clock watches Michigan Avenue.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Massac

Metropolis, Illinois

The 1757 fort—the Ohio River’s guardian.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Bald Knob Cross

Alto Pass, Illinois

The 111-foot cross—where the hilltop draws the faithful.

2 claims · 2 legends→

East St. Louis

East St. Louis, Illinois

July 2, 1917—the riot that burned the city.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Iroquois Theatre site

Chicago, Illinois

December 30, 1903—the deadliest theatre fire in U.S. history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Eastland site

Chicago, Illinois

July 24, 1915—the ship that rolled at the dock, 844 dead.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Herrin massacre site

Herrin, Illinois

June 21-22, 1922—the strikebreakers killed in the woods.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Haymarket Square

Chicago, Illinois

May 4, 1886—the bomb that made May Day.

2 claims · 1 legend→

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre site

Chicago, Illinois

February 14, 1929—the garage where seven men died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

H.H. Holmes Murder Castle site

Chicago, Illinois

The site where the "Murder Castle" stood—the post office on the corner.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Sag Bridge / Monk’s Castle

Lemont, Illinois

The bridge where the monks reportedly walk—the canal’s ghost.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Dunning / Read Mental Health

Chicago, Illinois

The poorhouse cemetery—where the unmarked graves were found.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lincoln Tomb

Springfield, Illinois

The 1874 tomb—where the president rests with his family.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Dearborn

Chicago, Illinois

The 1803 fort—where the 1812 massacre happened.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Chicago Water Tower

Chicago, Illinois

The 1869 tower—one of the few to survive the fire.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Auditorium Building

Chicago, Illinois

The 1889 Sullivan masterpiece—hotel, offices, and theatre in one.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bartonville State Hospital

Peoria, Illinois

The 1902 asylum—where the Kirkbride’s dead remain.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Equality salt works

Equality, Illinois

The salt springs—where the enslaved workers boiled the kettles.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, Illinois

The 1872 tunnel—where the train killed the workers.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Choate Mental Health

The 1869 asylum—where the "State Hospital" dead rest.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Thebes courthouse

Thebes, Illinois

The 1845 courthouse—where the jail kept the condemned.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Grand Tower / Devil’s Bake Oven

Grand Tower, Illinois

The rock tower in the Mississippi—where the Devil baked.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Menard Correctional

Chester, Illinois

The 1878 prison—the state’s oldest maximum.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Vandalia Statehouse

Vandalia, Illinois

The 1836 capitol—where Lincoln served his first term.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cahokia

Collinsville, Illinois

The mound city—where the Mississippians built their capital.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Pumping Station

Chicago, Illinois

The 1869 pumping station—across from the tower, both survived.

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