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Victorian Landscape
Just east of Morris, Hansel Road becomes Cemetery Road, named for Evergreen Cemetery. The wrought iron fence, Victorian markers and winding cemetery drives date from a time when cemeteries were the first park-like landscapes created in the United States. Many of Morris’ most influential citizens are buried here.

Chief Shabbona
A large boulder marks the grave of Potawatomi Chief Shabbona. Originally a fierce opponent of Americans, Shabbonna transferred his allegiance after 1812. Known for warning white settlers of coming attacks during the Black Hawk War of 1832, Shabbona was shunned by his tribe and cheated by settlers out of his land. Friends in the Morris area gave him a homestead where he died in 1859.