Illinois Monuments

Lincoln Monument

• Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln," and statues and monuments of the great 16th president can be found all over the state. But the most famous Lincoln monument is in the small town of Dixon, about an hour southwest of Rockford. This particular statue of Lincoln doesn't have a beard or top hat, because it commemorates a young Captain Lincoln from his days in the Black Hawk War, years before he became president. The monument was dedicated in 1930, and Leonard Crunelle sculpted the bronze statue.

  Lincoln Monument
  100 Lincoln Statue Drive
  Dixon, IL 61021
  (815) 284-3306

Fountain of Time

• Possibly the most famous monument in the city of Chicago is a broad sculpture in Washington Park called the Fountain of Time, which underwent an extensive restoration in 2005. It commemorates the first 100 years of peace between America and Great Britain after the Treaty of Ghent. It was built in 1920, and features 100 carved characters passing across "Father Time." The entire monument stretches over 125 feet. Artist Lorado Taft designed the monument.

  Fountain of Time
  5900 South Cottage Grove Avenue
  Chicago, IL 60615
  (312) 747-6823

Lincoln's Tomb

• The resting place of Abraham Lincoln is in the state capital of Springfield. The tomb itself is in the most historic cemetery in Illinois, the Oak Ridge Cemetery. Lincoln's wife and sons are also buried here (though not in the same tomb), with the exception of Robert Todd Lincoln, who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. This memorial was built in 1865 and does not exhibit any distinct architectural style, although it features a 117-foot high obelisk. A model sculpture of the famous Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, is inside the rotunda of Lincoln's Tomb.

  Lincoln's Tomb
  1500 Monument Avenue
  Springfield, IL 62702
  (217) 782-2717