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

By Jennifer Rafn, July 15, 2021

Historical Marker Dedication with photo of John Mottes Miner

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1 ► Illinois, Ford County, Guthrie — Miner Grade School —

One-room schoolhouses in Illinois date from the 1855 free school law, which gave local townships the incentive to create school districts with elected boards that could levy taxes to support the schools and pay teachers. It is estimated Illinois . . . — — Map (db m176682) HM

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2 ► Illinois, Ford County, Paxton — The Ottawa Travel Road — Ten Mile Grove —

The Ottawa Travel Road begins in Danville. Of prehistoric origin it was used until the early 1850's. It wandered northwest following higher ground, fording streams and detouring around seasonal obstructions. Here at Ten Mile Grove it divided, one . . . — — Map (db m157152) HM

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3 ► Illinois, Monroe County, Waterloo — Kaskaskia Cahokia Trail — Ditch Tavern, Ford & K-C Trail Monument, Roger's Female Seminary —

Ditch Tavern… …was the first hotel in Waterloo located on North Main Street, and run by David and Hannah Ditch. David H. Ditch owned the land on which Waterloo was built until it was purchased by George Forquer in 1818. The Old Tavern . . . — — Map (db m148322) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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