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Historical Markers in Bishop Hill, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Henry County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Henry County, IL (40) Bureau County, IL (17) Knox County, IL (30) Mercer County, IL (18) Rock Island County, IL (24) Stark County, IL (1) Whiteside County, IL (37)  HenryCounty(40) Henry County (40)  BureauCounty(17) Bureau County (17)  KnoxCounty(30) Knox County (30)  MercerCounty(18) Mercer County (18)  RockIslandCounty(24) Rock Island County (24)  StarkCounty(1) Stark County (1)  WhitesideCounty(37) Whiteside County (37)
Cambridge is the county seat for Henry County
Bishop Hill is in Henry County
      Henry County (40)  
ADJACENT TO HENRY COUNTY
      Bureau County (17)  
      Knox County (30)  
      Mercer County (18)  
      Rock Island County (24)  
      Stark County (1)  
      Whiteside County (37)  
 
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1 Illinois, Henry County, Bishop Hill — 1851 Carpentry Shop
On Bishop Hill Street north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
One of the oldest brick buildings in Bishop Hill, the 1851 Carpentry Shop was originally used as a manufacturing and fabrication center for colony furniture and wagon components. The bottom floor served as the general work area and a set of double . . . Map (db m177486) HM
2 Illinois, Henry County, Bishop Hill — Bishop Hill
On Walter Payton Memorial Highway (U.S. 34) just west of East 1670th Street (County Road 39), on the right when traveling west.
Two miles north of here, religious dissident immigrants from Sweden founded the communal society of Bishop Hill in 1846. The charismatic Erik Jansson lead the society spiritually and temporally until 1850 when he was murdered. By 1854, a total of . . . Map (db m177481) HM
3 Illinois, Henry County, Bishop Hill — Bishop Hill Colony Historic District
On Bishop Hill Street north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Bishop Hill Colony Historic District has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1984 National Park . . . Map (db m177484) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024