Underground Railroad Memorial
Underground Railroad Memorial is a memorial in Cook, Illinois. Underground Railroad Memorial is situated nearby to the nature reserve Forest Preserve District of Cook County, as well as near Maywood Grove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maywood station and Winslow House.
Maywood station
Railway station
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Maywood is a Metra commuter railroad station in the village of Maywood, Illinois, United States, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific West Line. Maywood station is situated 1,500 feet west of Underground Railroad Memorial.
Winslow House
House
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The Winslow House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house located at 515 Auvergne Place in River Forest, Illinois. Built in 1894–95, it was his first major commission as an independent architect. Winslow House is situated 1,200 feet east of Underground Railroad Memorial.
River Forest station
Railway station
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River Forest is a Metra commuter railroad station in River Forest, Illinois, United States, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific West Line. River Forest station is situated 2,400 feet east of Underground Railroad Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maywood and Forest Park.
Maywood
Town
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Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.
Forest Park
Village
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Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.
River Forest
Village
River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.
Underground Railroad Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “‘Many black slaves fled from the antebellum south and gained their freedom by secretly traveling through the ’Underground Railroad‘ route during the mid 1800s. A ’Ten Mile Freedom House‘ providing shelter for the ’Underground Railroad‘ travelers stood on”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.88841° or 41° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.83315° or 87° 49′ 59″ westOpen location code
86HJV5Q8+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 9826863231OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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