Preserving and Promoting the Heritage Sites of the

Fullersburg Historic Foundation

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Save the Graue Mill Dam!

     On 10/6/2020, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commissioners voted 5-2 to grant a license to remove the dam and alter the channel of Salt Creek for approximately a mile above the dam. There are documented Native American burial mounds along the creek in Fullersburg. The mill, millpond, and dam illustrate the rich history of this location dating to Fullersburg's Settlement Era, and this area played an important role as part of the Underground Railroad. Covid pandemic conditions limited the open public exchange of opinions about this controversial issue.

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          Fullersburg Historic Foundation President Don Fuller writes, "Please consider opposing the removal of the dam and actively support the Historic Fullersburg Gateway legally identified as such in an agreement between Oak Brook and the Village of Hinsdale, so it can be a truly educational and scenic experience tomorrow as it has been for almost two hundred years."  Bonnie Sartore, President of Graue Mill Museum Board of Directors, writes, "The area surrounding the Mill, the Frederick Graue House and the dam itself are all part of the most often visited Forest Preserve District facilities in DuPage County."  You can express your opinion by writing to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County at .

You also can sign a petition expressing your opposition to the removal of the dam is at . An overview of the interconnected nature of this historic area can be found in Fullersburg Chronicles.

         At right, Don Fuller discusses the proposal to remove the Graue Mill Dam during a 4th of July ceremony at Historic Fullersburg Cemetery (7/4/2020).

      "The Fullersburg Historic Foundation, whose mission is to promote and protect the heritage sites of the Fullersburg Historic District, strongly opposes the removal of the dam." 

Historic Graue Mill Dam

Don Fuller (great, great grandson of Benjamin Fuller) is president of the Fullersburg Historic Foundation. (Click on video to learn more about historic Fullersburg.) "The mission of the foundation, working in partnership with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, is to raise funds to restore the Ben Fuller Farmhouse and develop educational programs and exhibits.  We continue to promote and support the preservation of the Fullersburg Historic District and its heritage sites."  

Executive Board

Officers

President - Don Fuller

Vice President - Richard Allison

Secretary - Patrice Macken

Treasurer- Patrice Macken

Directors

Robert Crane

Susan Devick

Kathleen Fuller

Lynnette Ruiz

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Advisors

Mike Dutka

Charles Hartley

Audrey Muschler

Sharon Reif

Matt Stockmal

Sheila Susman-Scheftner

Partners

Thank you to our partners that help make the preservation of these historic sites possible.

• Forest Perserve District of DuPage County

• Salt Creek Greenway Association

• Village of Oak Brook

• Village of Hinsdale

• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

The mission of the Fullersburg Historic Foundation, working in partnership with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, is to raise funds to restore the Ben Fuller Farmhouse and develop educational programs and exhibits. We continue to promote and support the preservation of the Fullersburg Historic District and its heritage sites.