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Pioneer Family Memorial – by Trygve A. Rovelstad
Location: Eastern end of the Kimball Street bridge, Elgin.
Dedicated: November 11, 2001.
The four-figure heroic size bronze sculpture epicts a pioneer family
Pioneer Family Memorial has a long history. It took 70 years from concept to completion.
The statue was designed by local sculptor Trygve Rovelstad...
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THE WINDMILL HERITAGE OF BATAVIA.
Batavia was once the "Windmill Capital of the World."
Batavia's urban landscape is dotted with windmills. It is part of the town's legacy. Batavia was once called the "Windmill Capital of the world" because of the number of windmill manufacturers in the city. From the 1860s until the 1950s, Batavia, Illinois, was home to six...
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A Look Back - by Oscar Leon and Jessica LoPresti
A Potawatomi mstands on the bank of the Fox River, with its underlying limestone. As a "keeper of the Fire", caring for sacred campfire is an important responsibility. He faces east, from which comes life and new beginninbgs, unaware of the magnitude of changes coming to this region....
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Exploring Batavia..
The day my patriotic Stars and Stripes scarf got a nod of approval!
I was walking on the streets of Batavia - for the first time. A man slows down his jeep, as I am walking leisurely. He stops momentarily, looks towards me and says... I love your scarf. Thank You.. I said. He drove away... but... Made my day..
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Reading Garden Book Bench - by David B. Melchert
2002 / Bluestone
Designed by David B. Melchert, landscape architect, Stroudwater Design Group, Inc.
Gift of the Batavia Mothers’ Club Foundation
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