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Robert Rutherford " Colonel " McCormick (July 30, 1880 – April 1, 1955) was an American lawyer, businessman and anti-war activist. A member of the McCormick family of Chicago, McCormick became a lawyer, Republican Chicago alderman, distinguished U.S. Army officer in World War I, and eventually owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
February–December. Cantigny (pronounced kan-TEE-nee) is a 500-acre (2.0 km 2) park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune, and is open to the public. Cantigny comprises expansive formal and informal gardens, a ...
1,400 killed and wounded [2] 250 captured [3] The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918 [4] was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I. [5] The U.S. 1st Division, the most experienced of the five American divisions then in France and in reserve for the French Army near the village of Cantigny, was selected for the attack ...
The mobile museum made its debut in Chicago’s Pioneer Court on May 27, 2010. Grantmaking. The foundation has six programs: Education. After a $30 million grant to renovate the Technological Institute in 1989, the Engineering school of Northwestern University was renamed the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is a 5-floor, 1,613-square-foot (149.9 m 2) museum that opened on June 10, 2006; it is named for Robert R. McCormick, formerly owner of the Chicago Tribune and president of the Chicago Sanitary District.
The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is a 5-floor, 1,613-square-foot (149.9 m 2) museum that opened on June 10, 2006; it is named for Robert R. McCormick, formerly owner of the Chicago Tribune and president of the Chicago Sanitary District. The Robert R. McCormick Foundation was the major donor that helped meet the $950,000 cost to ...
Copies of the interviews and transcripts are also available at the Robert R. McCormick Research Center at the First Division Museum in Wheaton, Illinois. and Ball State University Libraries Archives and Special Collections in Muncie, Indiana. See also. Digital Media Repository; 1st Infantry Division (United States) Cantigny; Ball State University
Website. www .therailroadpark .com. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is a 30-acre (12 ha) railroad park located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It features a 15 in ( 381 mm) gauge railroad, a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a 7+1⁄2in ( 190.5 mm) gauge live steam railroad. [2]