Edward Chipman Public Library

Historical marker location:

126 North Locust Street, Momence, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from North Locust Street just south of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.)

National Register of Historic Places.

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.