County: Kane
Location: The marker is located just west
of the intersection of IL Route 31 and IL Route 72, on the
grounds of the Dundee Township Highway Department, which is
south of Route 72 (Main Street) and located on Old Sleepy
Hollow Road, which is immediately east of Carrington Drive.
N 42o 06.114
W 088o 18.885
Erected: 01/01/1972 Erected by: Troop 35 of the Boy Scouts of America, Dundee Township Historical Society and The Illinois State Historical Society.
Evangelist William 'Billy' Sunday and his wife Helen 'Ma' Sunday owned this farm, 1899-1913, and spent their summers here. Ma was born on the farm. Billy was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1862. He played outfield for Chicago and other National League Baseball Clubs, 1883-1890. From 1896 until his death in 1935 he conducted religious revivals in cities and towns across the nation. His wife shared his work. In May-June 1900 Billy led a month-long revival in West Dundee Park.
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