Historical Marker
The Van Buren Sisters
Historical marker location:
508 Farmview Road, University Park, Illinois
( Marker is on Farmview Road just east of Surrey Lane, on the right when traveling west.)
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.