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Henry T. Rainey

HENRY T. RAINEY
1860 ~~~~ 1934
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
1903 -- 1921 ***** 1923 --1934
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
73rd ***** Congress
1937
"One of the Godlike things on this world is the veneration done to human worth by the hearts of men"

This park was made available to the people of the State of Illinois for the location of the Rainey Monument.

  • The State of Illinois, Mr. & Mrs. Beverly G. Hodges, The City of Carrollton and the American Legion Post NO. 114
  • August 12, 1937
  • N. 5th St. (US-67), Rainey Park, N. city limits of Carrollton,
  • Photo(s): Jim Kuntz

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