Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County
Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County is a memorial in Little Rock Township, Kendall, Illinois. Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County is situated nearby to the town Plano, as well as near Memorial Park.- Type: Memorial
- Description: First factory in Kendall County, Illinois
- Also known as: “First Major Industry in Kendall County”
- Inscription: “ON THIS SITE WAS LOCATED THE MARSH HARVESTER WORKS FIRST MAJOR INDUSTRY IN KENDALL COUNTY EST. 1863”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plano station and Plano Stone Church.
Plano station
Railway station
Photo: A mcmurray, CC BY 2.5.
Plano station, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot, is an Amtrak intercity train station in Plano, Illinois, United States. Plano station is situated 330 feet west of Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County.
Plano Stone Church
Church
Photo: A mcmurray, CC BY 2.5.
The Plano Stone Church was constructed in 1868 to serve as the headquarters for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints under the leadership of Joseph Smith III. Plano Stone Church is situated 810 feet south of Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County.
Farnsworth House
Photo: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Edith Farnsworth House is a historic house museum along the Fox River near Plano, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1951, it was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the International Style and built as a weekend retreat for the nephrologist and physician Edith Farnsworth. Farnsworth House is situated 2 miles south of Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plano and Fox.
Plano
Town
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plano is a city in Kendall County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 11,847 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, being about 55 miles from Chicago.
Fox
Hamlet
Fox is an unincorporated community in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located between the Village of Millbrook and the City of Yorkville. Fox is situated 3½ miles southeast of Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County.
Little Rock
Village
Little Rock is an unincorporated community in Little Rock Township, Kendall County, Illinois. It is located in the far northwestern corner of the county. Big Rock lies to the northeast, Hinckley lies to the northwest, Plano lies to the southeast, and Sandwich lies to the southwest of the village. Little Rock is situated 4½ miles northwest of Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County.
Site of First Major Industry in Kendall County
- Categories: Kendall County 1976 Bicentennial Commission Plaque and historic site
- Location: Little Rock Township, Kendall, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.66208° or 41° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-88.53689° or 88° 32′ 13″ westOpen location code
86HHMF67+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11037917658OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q124045051
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