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Showing posts with label IL East Central. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IL East Central. Show all posts
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Elias Kent Kane was a key figure in the constitutional convention that drafted Illinois' constitution in 1818.

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Elias Kent Kane left a lasting mark on the state of Illinois. Born in New York City in 1794, Kane pursued a legal education at Yale Universi...
Friday, November 3, 2023

Jesse W. Fell was a successful businessman, advocate for education, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln.

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Jesse W. Fell played a significant role in the development of Illinois in the early 1800s. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, on N...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Joyland Amusement Park, Urbana, Illinois. (ca 1954-1988)

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Joyland Amusement Park was opened in the early 1950s by George Mallow on the Champaign County Fairgrounds, although there were ongoing legal...
Sunday, July 2, 2023

Starlight (Amusement) Park, (1952-1960); Star-Lite (Amusement) Park, (1961-1966), East Moline, Illinois.

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STARLIGHT PARK Starlight Park's first location was at 23rd Avenue and 41st Street, East Moline, from 1952-1959. Spot Mason, the Mason Tr...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Douglas Park Amusements, Danville, Illinois.

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Douglas Park Amusements was an amusement park located in Danville, Illinois that opened in 1953 at 1333 East Main Street in Danville.  The p...
Friday, May 5, 2023

Abraham Lincoln's Pet Peeves.

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One thing that bothered Lincoln was dishonesty or deception, especially from politicians. He famously said, "I desire to so conduct the...
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Sunday, April 16, 2023

Lost Towns of Illinois - Murpheysboro, Illinois.

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The oldest and least known lost village in Macon County is Murpheysboro (with an "E") in Friends Creek township. It was just south...

Lost Towns of Illinois - Dantown, Illinois.

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Early county notes the Dantown area as a Spanish trading post being the center of Indian activity. Colonel Daniel Conklin of Ohio arrived in...
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The 1730 Arrowsmith Battlefield of the Meskwaki (Fox) and the French in McLean County, Illinois.

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Soon after their first contact with the French in Wisconsin, the Meskwaki ( Fox Indians ) began to develop a feeling of distrust and suspic...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Illinois' Moniker: The Sucker State.

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You probably recognize Illinois’ state nickname as "The Prairie State," which dates back to the 1840s. On the other hand, "La...
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Chuck Wagon Diner with a Kentucky Fried Chicken, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

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The Chuck Wagon was in Champaign from 1956 to 1976, when it was sold and moved to Villa Grove. The diner was moved to downtown Urbana in 198...