Riverside Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery in Oregon-Nashua Township, Ogle, Illinois. Riverside Cemetery is situated nearby to the town Oregon, as well as near Ogle County Courthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ogle County Courthouse and Chana School.

Ogle County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Ogle County Courthouse is a National Register of Historic Places listing in the Ogle County, Illinois, county seat of Oregon. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district. Ogle County Courthouse is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Riverside Cemetery.

Chana School

School

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Chana School is a Registered Historic Place in Ogle County, Illinois, in the county seat of Oregon, Illinois. One of six Oregon sites listed on the Register, the school is an oddly shaped, two-room schoolhouse which has been moved from its original location. Chana School is situated 1,800 feet east of Riverside Cemetery.

Eagle’s Nest Art Colony

College

The Eagle's Nest Art Colony, the site known in more modern times as the Lorado Taft Field Campus, was founded in 1898 by American sculptor Lorado Taft on the bluffs flanking the east bank of the Rock River, overlooking Oregon, Illinois. Eagle’s Nest Art Colony is situated 1¼ miles north of Riverside Cemetery.