Byron Quarry

Byron Quarry is a quarry in Byron Township, Ogle, Illinois. Byron Quarry is situated nearby to Byron High School.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America
Also known as: “Aschelford Quarry”
Address: IL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byron High School and Soldier’s Monument.

Byron High School

School

Byron High School is located in the small city of Byron, Illinois population: 3,284. Byron High School is located 17 miles southwest from Rockford, Illinois, the state's third largest city. Byron High School is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Byron Quarry.

Soldier’s Monument

Memorial

Photo: Kranar drogin, CC BY 2.5.

The Soldier's Monument in Byron, Illinois, is a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Ogle County, Illinois, the monument is the city of Byron's only National Register listing. Soldier’s Monument is situated 1 mile southeast of Byron Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byron and Stillman Valley.

Byron

Village

Photo: Kranar drogin, CC BY 2.5.

Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States.