Mary J. Safford

Historical marker location:

1609 Washington Ave, Cairo, Illinois

( Marker is on Washington Avenue (U.S. 51) south of 17th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1961

"Cairo's Angel". 1831-1891.

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo originally housed a pair of swans, but it has since grown to house over 1,000 animals from around the world.