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Morris Area Public Library
Marker detail: Grundy County Courthouse
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1 ► Illinois, Grundy County, Morris — Welcome to Morris a Historic I&M Canal town — I&M Canal National Heritage Area — I&M Canal Passage —  |
| Canal commissioners were charged with platting towns to develop commerce along the canal. In 1841, the state's largest county — LaSalle County (to the west) was split with the eastern section becoming Grundy County. The location of the new county . . . — — Map (db m233167) HM | |||
| 2 ► Illinois, Grundy County, Morris — Welcome to Morris a Historic I&M Canal town — I&M Canal National Heritage Area — I&M Canal Passage — |
| Morris blossomed into an important agricultural center when the I&M Canal opened in 1848. The remains of the historic Coleman Hardware building (now housing the Grundy County Historical Museum) and the nearby Gebhard Brewery are reminders of the . . . — — Map (db m233168) HM | |||