Sherman Park

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Named after W.T. Sherman Post No. 66, Grand Army of the Republic, Sherman Park is a small triangular piece of land surrounded by three streets. In 1961 a monument and artillery shell used in the Siege of Vicksburg was moved from the Old Capitol Site to Sherman Park. The plaque on the monument read: "Shell shot at Vicksburg July, 1863. Recovered from Mississippi River August, 1920 by J.P. Love, Aurora, Ill. Dedicated by W.T. Sherman Post No. 66. G.A.R. 1924." At some point the original shell from this monument went missing. Oral history indicates that the shell was replaced with a bowling ball for a number of years followed by a number of years with no adornment. After consultation with the State Historical Society and American Legion it was decided that the monument should be removed with the plaque being donated to The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums in 2020.