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Because in Illinois at that time it was illegal for railroads or their officials to establish new towns, much of the land was then transferred to two McLean County real estate developers, Jesse W. Fell (1808 – 1887) and Charles W. Holder (1819 - 1900). These two men laid out the town of Towanda and filed the plat on December 7, 1854. [6]
Towanda Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,296 and it contained 555 housing units. [ 2 ] It contains the entirety of the town of Towanda and a portion of the town of Normal .
Duncan Manor was built in 1866. William R. Duncan, a livestock breeder well respected for his short-horned cattle, [7] was a native of Kentucky who came to Illinois to recover financially after identifying as a Union Party member during the Civil War.
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Towanda is the name of several places in the United States: Towanda, Illinois; Towanda, Kansas; Pennsylvania: Communities: Towanda, Pennsylvania, a borough in ...
North Towanda Township is located near the center of Bradford County, on the southwest bank of the Susquehanna River.It is bordered by the borough of Towanda to the southeast, Towanda Township to the south, Burlington Township to the west, and Ulster Township to the northwest.
Towanda Township is located near the center of Bradford County and is bordered by North Towanda Township to the north, the borough of Towanda to the east and north, Wysox Township to the northeast across the Susquehanna River, by Asylum Township to the east, by Monroe Township to the south, by Franklin Township at the southwestern corner, and by Burlington Township to the west.
U.S. Route 66 originally followed IL 4 north of Hamel. This alignment navigated through Staunton, Sawyerville, Benld, Gillespie and Carlinville to Nilwood. The section of US 66/IL 4 from Nilwood to Girard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2002. [6] Route 66 continues along IL 4 north through Virden, Thayer, to ...