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This inconspicuous memorial lies in the corner of a McDonald's parking lot in Maywood, Chicago. The location was once the site of the Ten Mile Freedom House where abolitionists helped enslaved people escape from the South in the mid-19th century. The…

This unconspicuous memorial is laid in the corner of a McDonald's parking lot in Maywood, Chicago. The location once was the Ten Mile Freedom House where abolitionists helped slaveries escape from the South in the mid-19th century. A plaque was…

Perched atop a granite pedestal and archway, the Ulysses S. Grant Monument in Chicago honors the service of famed Civil War general and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. The monument was commissioned shortly after Grant's death, fundraised by…

UDC Boulder, The Corolla, 1915. Courtesy of the University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

UDC Boulder without plaque, June 8, 2020. Courtesy of Author.