Lost Towns of Illinois - Tedens, Illinois.

Tedens is a ghost town in Lemont, Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois.

John Henry Tedens (1833-1899) operated a department store at 106 Stephen Street in Lemont beginning in 1862. In the late-1890s, the business changed to Tedens Hardware Store. Tedens Opera House opened on the second floor in 1896.

Newspaper advertisement for the John Tedens and Alderman Dystrip's Department Store. Look at the store's offerings.

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.

Lost Towns of Illinois - Tacaogane, Illinois.

Tacaogane was a former settlement in Massac County, Illinois.

It was shown on the 1684 map of Louisiana by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin, who placed the settlement near the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, though the exact location of the settlement is undocumented.

"Tacaogane" may be a corruption of an Algonqian or Iroquoian word referring to speakers of another language, though it isn't clear which group this may refer to. Despite its apparent proximity to Kincaid Mounds, it is unlikely that Tacaogane refers to a surviving Mississippian settlement from the late 17th century.

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.