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 MonumentsSee an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother)
Chester, IL MuseumsMonument to Elzie Seager, Chester native and creator of "Popeye the Sailor Man."
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The house is a 1½-story hall and parlor, log, and frame home built around 1864 for a low-income rural family....
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