Cholera Cross

Historical marker location:

11603 Co Hwy 7, Breese, Illinois

( Marker is on Germantown Road (County Route 7) south of County Road 1200 N, on the right when traveling south.)

Im Kreuz Ist Heil.

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.