Historical Marker
The Adelsberger House
Historical marker location:
116 East 3rd Street, Waterloo, Illinois
( Marker is on 3rd Street just west of South Market Street, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2016
116 East Third. Waterloo, Monroe Co. Ill., Laid Out in 1818.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the most devastating fires in U.S. history. The fire destroyed much of the city, including over 17,000 buildings and left more than 100,000 people homeless. The fire started in a barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, but the cause of the fire is still debated to this day.