BY ANDREW MORKES, FOUNDER AND AUTHOR OF THE NATURE IN CHICAGOLAND BLOG (FOUNDED IN 2017) AND BOOK Joliet Iron Works Historic Site (31 Columbia Street, Joliet, IL 60432) was eerily quiet when I arrived. The quiet belied the intense industrial activity that took place at this site from the 1870s until the 1930s. During this … Continue reading Joliet Iron Works Historic Site Provides a Glimpse of Joliet’s (and America’s) Industrial Past
