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The city is bounded to the east by East Moline and to the west by Rock Island. Moline is located approximately 165 miles (266 km) west of Chicago and approximately 164 miles (264 km) northwest of Springfield, Illinois. Moline and its neighboring communities within the Quad Cities form the largest urban area along the Mississippi River between ...
Moline c. 1840. The city of Moline traces its beginnings to the arrival of David B. Sears from Cairo, Illinois in 1836. [3] He established a brush and stone mill in 1838 in what was an unincorporated area known as Rock Island Mills. Other mills were opened in the area that did everything from grinding corn and wheat to processing logs into lumber.
The state of Illinois subsequently pulled the subsidy keeping the train running, leaving the Quad Cities without passenger rail service. [4] In 2008, efforts to restore passenger rail service to the Quad Cities were set in motion. In 2010, the City of Moline got a federal TIGER grant for construction of the station. [5]
The City of Moline and Metronet have announced the completion of the main construction of a 100 percent fiber optic network, making Moline a “Gigabit City,” according to a news release. This ...
Quad Cities International Airport (IATA: MLI, ICAO: KMLI, FAA LID: MLI) is a public airport in Rock Island County, Illinois, three miles (5 km) south of Moline, partly in Blackhawk Township and partly in Coal Valley Township. [1] In 2012 it was named "Illinois Primary Airport of the Year". [2]
Moline calls itself the "Plow Capital of the World." This list of city nicknames in Illinois compiles the aliases , sobriquets and slogans that Illinois cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce .
Moline Township is located in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 23,529 and it contained 10,314 housing units. At the 2010 census, its population was 23,529 and it contained 10,314 housing units.
SouthPark Mall is a shopping mall located in Moline, Illinois.As Moline is part of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, the mall serves the population of these cities.The mall is located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 74 and Illinois Route 5 (John Deere Road) at 4500 16th Street.