Lindley Sign Post Forest

Historical marker location:

Danville, Illinois

( Marker is on East Harrison Street east of North Vermilion Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2010

The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.