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Address: 1 Taylor St.
Phone: 618-826-2667
Come visit us in Chester, Illinois
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 MuseumsThis museum contains several different types of artifacts. The museum holds the best collection of post cards from the 1904 W...
See an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother), and many county and Native American atifacts...
The museum focuses on the businesses that helped the city grow, particularly milling. ...
The 1836 Weir House is filled with an amazing display of artifacts representing local and county history with the recent addi...
In Waterloo, remnants of the country's early history are preserved at this house, the only stagecoach stop still in tack alon...