M102 Howitzer

Historical marker location:

618 South Meyer Avenue, Valmeyer, Illinois

( Memorial is on South Meyer Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Illinois Route 156, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2000

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.