Tornado's path of destruction.

Tornado Victim Memorial

Plainfield, Illinois

The Plainfield Tornado Memorial is a black granite triangle, near the high school and obscured by trees. It is dedicated to 29 people who lost their lives as a result of the twister that cut a 12-mile long swath of devastation through the area on August 28, 1990.

On the back, a detailed map laser-etched into the stone shows "The tornado's path of destruction" through the region.

Also see: Observations Against The End of History

Tornado Victim Memorial

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Headquarters

Address:: 24101 W. Fort Beggs Dr., Plainfield, IL
Directions:: Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Headquarters. On the south side of Fort Beggs Drive, just west of Hwy 59/S. Division St.

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