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  2. Morton, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census.Morton is a suburb of Peoria, located southeast of Peoria, and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  3. Life is 'gourd' in Pumpkintown USA - AOL

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    Morton, Illinois, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, calls itself the ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’ and has the patches to prove it. Morton, Illinois, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, calls ...

  4. Morton Pumpkin Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Morton Pumpkin Festival is an annual four-day festival held in mid-September in Morton, Illinois since 1967. The event now draws more than 75,000 attendees annually. [ 1 ] It is organized and sponsored by the Morton Chamber of Commerce.

  5. Eureka, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Eureka had styled itself the "pumpkin capital of the world" until its pumpkin-processing plant moved to nearby Morton, Illinois. The Reagan Museum and Peace Garden at Eureka College is a top tourist attraction in the community, especially after the 2010-2011 renovation of the Museum and of the Reagan special collection section at Melick Library ...

  6. Iris Eppley: Tis the month to celebrate everything pumpkin - AOL

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    Illinois is the top producer of pumpkins in the U.S. Morton, Illinois, claims to be the pumpkin capital because 99% of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton. Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin ...

  7. How the village of Morton became a destination for upscale ...

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    The Pumpkin Festival may be Morton's signature event, but the community apparently offers far more to upscale home buyers. Of the 10 most expensive homes sold last month in Tazewell County, seven ...

  8. Think you know everything about Thanksgiving? Let's find out

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    Referred to as the "pumpkin capital" of the U.S., what town is home to the Libby's pumpkin canning plant? Answer : Morton, Illinois What year did "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" debut on television?

  9. List of city nicknames in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Moline – Plow Capital of the World [8] Monmouth – The Maple City [46] Morton – Pumpkin Capital of the World [47] Naperville – Naperthrill [48] The Dirty Six-Thirty [5] Olney – Home of the White Squirrels [49] Park Ridge – Home of the Hawks [50] Pana – City of Roses [51] Pekin. Celestial City [52] Marigold Capital of the World [53]