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Chester, Illinois

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Governor Bond Memorial

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 Monuments


Popeye Statue

Monument to Elzie Seager, Chester native and creator of "Popeye the Sailor Man."

Chester, IL Monuments

Randolph County Museum & Archives

See an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother)

Chester, IL Museums

Things to do near Chester, IL

Historic Courthouse Square

See the historic Jerseyville courthouse, jail, library, post office, Baptist church, gazebo, memorial of those who died in wa...

Berger-Kiel House

The house is a 1½-story hall and parlor, log, and frame home built around 1864 for a low-income rural family....

St Clair County Historical Museum and Library

Built in 1866, the St Clair County Historical Museum is a Victorian house furnished with Victorian artifacts. Built to a Germ...

Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site

This old church bell, a gift to the Catholic Church at Kaskaskia from King Louis XV was cast in France in 1741. It is popular...