Israel Blanchard

Historical marker location:

1101 Walnut Street, Murphysboro, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Walnut Street (Illinois Route 149) and South 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Walnut Street.)

Marker installed: 2014

The Illinois State Capitol building, located in Springfield, is home to the world's largest collection of stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The windows were installed in the Capitol between 1885 and 1917 and depict scenes from Illinois history.