DeKalb City Historical Markers

Map of Illinois State Historical Marker Locations in the City of DeKalb

DeKalb City Historical Markers

DeKalb Historic Homes & Houses

William George Eckhardt (Site of Eckhardt's Home and Seed House)

William George Eckhardt (Site of Eckhardt's Home and Seed House) In the early 20th century William George Eckhardt (1879-1959) was a pioneer in D... [click for more]

DeKalb General Interest

Barbed Wire Manufacturing 1837-1938

This house, built in 1861, was the home of Joseph Glidden, who in 1873 invented barbed wire fencing. With Phineas W. Vaughn he perfected a machine to ... [click for more]

First DeKalb Brand Corn Breeding Plot

First Dekalb Brand Corn Breeding Plot On this farm two entrepreneurs began a small experiment in 1925, the results of which have helped transform agri... [click for more]