Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County
Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County is a monument in Warren Township, Lake, Illinois. Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County is situated nearby to the police station Gurnee Police Department, as well as near Warren-newport Public Library District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Goliath and Six Flags Great America.
Goliath
Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014. Goliath is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County.
Six Flags Great America
Theme park
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County.
X-Flight
Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
X-Flight is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the fourth Wing Coaster in the world and the second in the United States on May 16, 2012. X-Flight is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurnee and Wilson.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Wilson
Hamlet
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee.
Grange Hall
Hamlet
Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at. Grange Hall is situated 2 miles west of Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County.
Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.36181° or 42° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
-87.92301° or 87° 55′ 23″ westOpen location code
86JJ936G+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11981245488OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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