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About Pierce Downer Cemetery
Pierce Downer Cemetery is a small burial site in Downers Grove, IL, where visitors can learn about the area's original settlers. The site features headstones for Pierce Downer, considered the first white settler, his wife Lucy, and other family members, alongside other stone markers and a park bench. The Park District accepted ownership in 1974 to preserve the history and integrity of this significant site.
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Pierce Downer Cemetery is a small burial site in Downers Grove, IL, where visitors can learn about the area's original settlers. The site features headstones for Pierce Downer, considered the first white settler, his wife Lucy, and other family members, alongside other stone markers and a park bench. The Park District accepted ownership in 1974 to preserve the history and integrity of this significant site.