Bulkley-Buie Store

Historical marker location:

118 North Second Street, Greenville, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of 2nd Street and College Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 2nd Street.)

c. 1840.

The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.