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It has been rumored that Bonnie and Clyde used a house in Grove City as a hideout while running from the law. The house still stands today, however, it is in very poor condition. The Grove City Methodist Cemetery is located in Mount Auburn Township. [2] Frank P. Sadler (1872–1931), Illinois state senator and lawyer, lived on a farm near Grove ...
The men were put to work by the Illinois Canning Company, Stokely Van Camp, Chanute Air Force Base, and by area farmers around Hoopeston, Rossville, Milford and other areas in Vermilion County. [2] German prisoners of war were used in the Hoopeston labor force for two years, from April to November 1944 and 1945.
The village of Buffalo Grove began as a German dairy farming community in the 1840s. The families of Melchoir Raupp and Jacob Weidner were among the first to settle the area. The community grew steadily and was incorporated as a village in 1958. As it became more suburban, farms were sold off to developers.
German Valley is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. German Valley is located four miles south of U.S. Route 20 between Freeport and Rockford . German Valley had a population of 433 at the 2020 census, with a 2023 estimate of 424.
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The South Side German Historic District is a neighborhood within Quincy, Illinois, United States just south of downtown. The neighborhood includes most of Quincy's rich German architecture. The region is also widely known as "Calftown", named for the number of calves once owned by its inhabitants. [1]
Adam German, 44, was found by Knox County Sheriff's deputies in a shed on a property adjacent to his home in the 100 block of East Martin Street in Abingdon. The sheriff's office said they were ...
In terms of ancestry, 38.0% were German, 18.8% were Irish, 8.4% were English, and 8.2% were American. [ 17 ] Of the 13,758 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.1% were non-families, and 28.8% of all households ...