Enjoy these newspaper articles gathered on the boulder commemorating Ulysses S. Grant’s 1880 visit to Rockford.
The boulder bearing a bronze plate was dedicated on September 16, 1929 at Fair Grounds Park.
Current location: As of May 12, 2023, the Rockford Park District stated the boulder is currently at the Talcott-Page Park Maintenance Shop secured behind a fence. Rockford Park District staff said it was removed from Fair Grounds Park after “some kids rolled it down the hill.”
Source: The Rockford Register-Gazette, Sep 14, 1929, page 6.
Source: The Rockford Morning Star, Sep 17, 1929, page 1.
Source: The Rockford Morning Star, Sep 17, 1929, page 1 and continued on page 2.
Source: The Rockford Register-Gazette, Sep 17, 1929, page 7.
Source: Sunday Register Star, “Rockford’s Hidden History,” July 2 1995, page 17.
Source: Sunday Register Star, “Rockford’s Hidden History,” July 2 1995, page 17.
