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2. Railroad land grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Central Railroad in 1851 was the first railroad to receive a federal land grant. The grant was part of the Land Grant Act of 1850, which provided 3.75 million acres of land to support railroad projects. The Illinois Central received nearly 2.6 million acres of land in Illinois. [3]

3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston ...

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   This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois

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   Lincoln Courthouse Square Historic District, Logan County East Dubuque School, Jo Daviess County Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County Illinois State Capitol, Sangamon County Dennis Otte Round Barn, Stephenson County Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Lee County Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria County General Dean Suspension Bridge, Clinton County

5. Nevada, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   A post office called Nevada was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1921. [2] Oakdale Reformatory for Women opened in 1930, later becoming the Dwight Correctional Center. 2013 brought the closing of the facility. [3] The community was named after the state of Nevada. [4]

6. Nevada Township, Livingston County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Nevada Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,335 and it contained 101 housing units. [2] The Illinois Department of Corrections Dwight Correctional Center is within the township. [3] [4] Dwight Correctional Center houses the State of Illinois female death row. [5]

7. University of Illinois Experimental Dairy Farm Historic District

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   The facilities at the University of Illinois Experimental Dairy Farm were replaced by larger confines in 1960, though the area was maintained. When the district was nominated for inclusion on the National Register in 1994 the round barns at the site were still being used for small herd dairy experiments and housed cattle.