Kidd, Illinois

Historical marker location:

1056 Stringtown Rd, Fults, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Stringtown Road (Illinois Route 155) and Kaskaskia Road, on the left when traveling west on Stringtown Road.)

Marker installed: 2020

Also Known As Boxtown. Kaskaskia Cahokia Trail.

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.