World War I Grave Markers

Historical marker location:

200 Rogers St, Waterloo, Illinois

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Adams Drive and Adams Drive, on the left when traveling east.)

2018 Eagle Scout Project by Sam Thomas of Boy Scout Troup 323.

The state of Illinois played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Many abolitionists in Illinois provided safe houses for escaping slaves, and Chicago was a key hub on the Underground Railroad.