White Hall, Illinois: Monument to the Schoolteacher Tornado Martyr
In 1927 Annie Louise Keller sacrificed her life to save a classroom full of children from a tornado. A sculpture of her protecting two children marks the spot.
- Address:
- Ayres St., White Hall, IL
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- Worth a Detour
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The tornado monument is visible from the main road.
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