In Memory of Dickey's Cavalry

Historical marker location:

Ottawa, Illinois

( Memorial is on Illinois Route 71, 0.2 miles east of North 2401st Road (County Road 8), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1942

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo originally housed a pair of swans, but it has since grown to house over 1,000 animals from around the world.