Cherry Mine Disaster

Historical marker location:

Cherry, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 89), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1985

The world's first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago in 1884. It was only 10 stories tall, but it was the first building to use a steel frame to support its weight, which allowed it to be much taller than traditional buildings made of brick or stone.