Streator, Illinois - Statue of the Coffee Pot Lady
- Address:
- N. Illinois St., Streator, IL [Show Map]
- Directions:
- I-39 exit 41 onto Hwy 18. East 12 miles to Streator. Hwy 18 turns into Main St.; statue is at the Santa Fe Burlington Northern depot at Main and N. Illinois.
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Coffee pot ladies were volunteers, often middle-aged, who greeted troop trains during World War II with sandwiches and large, steel pots of steaming coffee. Long forgotten, these unsung heroines of The Good War have now been honored in Streator, Illinois.... [12/02/2006] Complete News Story
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