Historical Marker
1851 Carpentry Shop
Historical marker location:
107 Bishop Hill Street, Bishop Hill, Illinois
( Marker is on Bishop Hill Street north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.)
The Chicago River was famously dyed green for the first time in 1962 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The tradition has continued every year since then, and now the river is dyed green for the holiday using an eco-friendly vegetable dye.