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UTC-5 ( CDT) ZIP code. 62354. FIPS code. 17-067-51804. Nauvoo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 963 and it contained 667 housing units. [1]
2395160 [ 2] Website. www .beautifulnauvoo .com. Nauvoo ( / ˈnɔːvuː / NAW-voo; from the Hebrew: נָאווּ, Modern: Navu, Tiberian: Nâwû, 'they are beautiful') is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa. The population of Nauvoo was 950 at the 2020 census.
U.S. Route 66 ( US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66, the Mother Road or Main Street of America, took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California. The highway had previously been Illinois Route 4 (IL 4) and ...
May 5, 2006. U.S. Route 66 was a highway established on November 11, 1926, connecting Chicago, Illinois to the Southwest. Several buildings from the Route 66 era still stand and are part of the Historic and Architectural Resources of Route 66 Through Illinois Multiple Property Submission on the National Register of Historic Places .
Route distance: 400 miles. Suggested length of time: 2 to 3 days “The Land of Enchantment is just that for Route 66 travelers, offering almost 400 miles of history to explore,” says Busby.
The history of Nauvoo, Illinois, starts with the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes who frequented the area, on a bend of the Mississippi River in Hancock County, some 53 miles (85 km) north of today's Quincy. They called the area " Quashquema ", in honor of the Native American chief who headed a Sauk and Fox settlement numbering nearly 500 lodges.
7. Tower Station and U-Drop Inn. Shamrock, TX. One of the most striking and iconic buildings on Route 66, Tower Station and the U-Drop Inn were built in 1936 in Art Deco style.
Here's the full Texas Route 66 Festival schedule Thursday, June 6. Coors Cowboy Club Ranch Rodeo Kick-Off: 6-10 p.m., Amarillo Tri-State Fairgrounds. First Thursday Art Walk: 4-7 p.m., Amarillo ...