Illinois Centennial Memorial Column, Logan Square Monument or Illinois Centennial Monument is a public monument in the

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community area and the

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and

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-listed

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. Built in 1918 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of

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' statehood, the monument, designed by

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, famed architect of the

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, is a single tall

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topped by an eagle, in reference to the

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. Reliefs surrounding the base depict figures of Native Americans, explorers, farmers and laborers intended to show the great changes experienced during the state's 1st century. Although Bacon designed the main column,

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designed and sculpted the reliefs. It is located at North Milwaukee Avenue and Logan Boulevard in the public square known as Logan Square. The monument is cased in

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. The column is located in the triangular-shaped Legion Square within Logan Square. The column is composed of 13 solid marble segments and is based on the same proportions and scale as the columns that make up the

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of the

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. The column is opposed by a

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and a concrete plaque dedicated to American soldiers who died in

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and the

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. The monument was funded by the Benjamin Ferguson Fund.

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and

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are among those depicted in the base. In 1997 the

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planted 81 trees around the column including hackberry, patmore green ash, skyline honeylocust,

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, Virginia Rose and three varieties of

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and thornless cockspur.

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External links

Logan Square Preservation website
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