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Town name Other name(s) County Established Disestablished Remarks Anderson: Macoupin: ... Illinois, the one without a nickname. Henpeck [2] Kane: Horace: Edgar: Jugtown:
United States Post Office Hinsdale, IL (1939–40) - Georgian Revival United States Post Office designed by Louis A. Simon; 33-35 S. Washington St. (1900) - Queen Anne and Classical Style commercial block; Fox Building (1891) - Colonial Revival commercial block; 39 S. Washington St. (1897) - Queen Anne commercial block
On 25 January 1993, Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot CIA employees in their cars as they were waiting at a stoplight, killing two and injuring three others.He reportedly got angry watching news reports of attacks on Muslims and stated his motive was that he was "angry with the policy of the U.S. government in the Middle East, particularly toward the Palestinian people".
The Old Town Hall Circa 1900. The Village of Tiverton, located on the boundary between Kincardine Township and Bruce Township, was incorporated in 1879. To protect ships using the busy harbour, the Kincardine lighthouse was built in 1881.[2] At some point during the late 1800s or early 1900s, the Village of Kincardine became the Town of Kincardine.
The Tri-Cities, or Tri-City area, is a vernacular region that is situated between the large cities of Aurora and Elgin, Illinois, and encompasses the cities of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles. A " vernacular region " is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual ...
The charges were dropped when the Hall sisters could not identify the three men as part of the attacking party. In 1833, the Illinois General Assembly passed a law granting each of the Hall sisters 80 acres (320,000 m 2) of land along the Illinois and Michigan Canal as compensation and recognition for the hardships they had endured. [35]
Carving at the LDS Temple Quarry. There are many non-contributing, modern structures in the district. The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [2] It is significant as the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1839 and 1846, and as an important early example of community planning by the Latter Day Saint movement.
[3] [5] In 2003, a Chicago Tribune article stated 1.3 million as the number of visitors to the city of Galena per year; two years later the same publication estimated 1.4 million annual visitors. [2] [7] The historic district is populated by tourist-driven shops and business, including dozens of bed and breakfast inns. More than a dozen art ...