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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «franklin county» AND «illinois»

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By Jason Voigt, March 5, 2020
The First Beatle In America Marker
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1 ► Illinois, Franklin County, Benton — The First Beatle In America — George Harrison —
Near Carter Drive at Public Square, on the right when traveling east.
In the late summer of 1963, four musicians from Liverpool, England — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr — collectively known as the Beatles, were poised to conquer pop culture and music history. With three hit . . . — — Map (db m166711) HM

2 ► Illinois, Williamson County, Marion — Cross Roads School —
On Songbird Road 0.2 miles north of Khoury League Road, on the right when traveling north.
Williamson County was formed from the south half of Franklin County on February 28, 1839. The county was divided into twelve congressional townships each consisting of 36 sections. The 16th section of each township was designated to sell in order to . . . — — Map (db m227613) HM

3 ► Illinois, Williamson County, Marion — Marion History —
On Tower Square Plaza at West Main Street, in the median on Tower Square Plaza.
The county of Williamson and the town of Marion were both born February 28, 1839 when the Illinois Legislature approved the formation of Williamson County out of Franklin County to the north. In October of that year William Benson deeded, as a . . . — — Map (db m119584) HM

4 ► Alabama, Franklin County, Red Bay — Pride in Our Past, Faith in Our Future —
On 4th Avenue SE, on the left when traveling west.
Side A Red Bay is nestled in the northwest corner of the state in Franklin County. The oak trees, planted by the Garden Club in 1937, issue a Main Street welcome through the “tunnel of trees.” Originally inhabited by Chickasaw . . . — — Map (db m41133) HM
5 ► Illinois, Williamson County, Creal Springs — Revolutionary War Veterans —
Near Drake Road 0.5 miles east of Illinois Route 166.
Two Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the Northwest corner of this cemetery. John Damron was born in 1757 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He enlisted in the army in 1776, and served in the 9th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line. In . . . — — Map (db m167453) HM WM

6 ► Kansas, Franklin County, Ottawa — Old Depot Museum — Historic Ottawa Tour Stop 1 —
On Tecumseh Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston was the first railroad built south of the transcontinental Union Pacific which passed through Lawrence. Building the 30 miles of track to Ottawa in 1867-8 was difficult. Veterans of the UP construction, . . . — — Map (db m50753) HM

7 ► Missouri, Franklin County, Pacific — War on the Pacific Railroad —
On South 1st Street north of Orleans street.
The City of Pacific, once known as Franklin, takes its name from the railroad that bustles through town. Up to the time of the Civil War only the Pacific Railroad ran from St. Louis to this point. The main line of the Pacific Railroad was . . . — — Map (db m168408) HM

8 ► Illinois, Williamson County, Marion — Williamson County Jail — 1913-1971 —
On South Van Buren Street at West Paradise Alley, on the left when traveling south on South Van Buren Street.
Prairie School style architecture, Spencer & Temple, architects, Champaign, IL. Williamson County Historical Society & Museum - 1972 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United . . . — — Map (db m253746) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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