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Metamora was founded as Hanover in 1836. It was named for Hanover, New Hampshire by a consortium of land speculators called the Hanover Company. New post office conventions required towns to have unique names, [4] forcing the town to differentiate itself from others in Illinois named Hanover.
Metamora Township, Township 28 East, Range 6 North of the Third Principal Meridian, is located in Woodford County, Illinois. It includes the village of Metamora, Illinois and is accessible by the road 89 and 116. State Route 117 runs along the eastern part of its Western border.
The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County.The courthouse was built in 1845 as the governmental center for Woodford County and as a circuit court for the former Illinois Eighth Circuit.
Metamora Township High School (often referred to as MTHS) is a public high school located in Metamora, Illinois, United States, with an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students. The school's athletic teams compete in the Mid-Illini Conference. [ 6 ]
The Adlai E. Stevenson I House is a historic house located at 104 West Walnut Street in Metamora, Illinois. The house was the home of U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I. Stevenson lived in the house with his wife, Letitia Green, from 1866 until 1869, while he was a circuit lawyer on Illinois' 8th Judicial Circuit.
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.
Metamora Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois; Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana;
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: Metamora: Woodford: Western: Historic site: Restored to 1850s period, also includes local history exhibits: Midway Village Museum: Rockford: Winnebago: Northern Illinois: Open air: 1890-1910 Victorian village with 24 historical buildings, costumed interpreters, local history exhibits: Homepage: Midwest ...