Lester Frank Ward / Fossils

Historical marker location:

30 N Bluff Street, Joliet, Illinois

( Marker is on North Bluff Street north of West Jefferson Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south.)

Stories in Stone. I&M Canal Passage.

The word "Illinois" comes from a Native American word meaning "tribe of superior men." The Illinois were a confederation of several Native American tribes that lived in the region.