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Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

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Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

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Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

General Dean, a native of Carlyle was a prisoner of War for three years during the Korean War. Honored by the United States, General Dean received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Congressional Medal of Honor.

In 1973, the General William Dean Suspension Bridge was added to the Federal Register of National Historic Places.


The City of Carlyle.

1st St. & Fairfax St., W. end of Bridge, Carlyle, Clinton County Illinois

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