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Shore Acres Park Clubhouse (known by its former name, the Peoria Automobile Club) is the central feature of Shore Acres Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The site of the clubhouse, which is located on the Illinois River , was originally part of Columbia Park, a Chillicothe city park established in 1890.
J. B. Bartholomew started with the Avery Company in Galesburg, Illinois on December 8, 1879 driving a team to haul lumber for a US$1.10 per day. In 1882 the Avery company purchased 18 acres (73,000 m 2) in Peoria, Illinois and moved the business there to North Adams and North Jefferson Streets.
Peoria (/ p i ˈ ɔːr i ə / pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. [4] Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois.
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Pete Vonachen, owner of Peoria Chiefs minor league club; born and raised in Peoria; George Whiteman, outfielder for Boston Americans, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox; World Series champion (1918); born in Peoria; Ben Zobrist, 2nd baseman for Chicago Cubs, World Series Champion (2016), voted MVP; born in Peoria
The city of Peoria is at the center of a three-county area; topics imprecisely associated with the city of Peoria may actually be in one of these categories instead: Category:Peoria County, Illinois; Category:Tazewell County, Illinois; Category:Woodford County, Illinois; Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Peoria County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 181,830. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Peoria . [ 2 ]
Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois.The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 38,467. [1] Its county seat is Eureka. [2] Woodford County is part of the Peoria, IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area.