Viet Nam Memorial

Historical marker location:

227 N State St, Chicago, Illinois

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of North State Street and Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2001

Chicago Remembers.

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.