Monday, September 12, 2022

Lost Towns of Illinois - Midway, Illinois.

Midway is a ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois, about 2 miles southeast of London Mills.



Midway was a small settlement of about forty inhabitants. In 1835, it contains a general store, blacksmith shop and post office. 

The "Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church of Midway" was organized in 1836 with 12 members. 

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Lost Towns of Illinois - Little Rock, Illinois.



Little Rock was a former settlement in La Salle County, Illinois. It was located on the south banks of the Illinois River, northeast of Oglesby and southeast of LaSalle.

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.