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Colp was established in the early 1900s and named for John Colp (1849–1920), whose mining company opened a mine in the area in 1901. The Illinois Central Railroad extended a line to the mine in 1904.
Allens Grove Township is located in Mason County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 586 and it contained 255 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 586 and it contained 255 housing units.
Knox would later become a county in Indiana and is unrelated to the current Knox County in Illinois, while St. Clair would become the oldest county in Illinois. 15 counties had been created by the time Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859.
Historically, Colp was mostly white and No. 9 black. Its most famous establishment was Ma Hatchett's, operated by Johanna "Ma" Hatchett (1892–1961), a roadhouse and brothel that opened during Prohibition Era at least as early as 1927 and operated until closed following a raid by the Illinois State Police in 1957. [1] [2]
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Before the creation of the position of Cook County Assessor in 1932, the Cook County Board of Assessors completed assessments in Cook County. [1] The Board of Assessors had been created after a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly on February 25, 1898 created a Board of Assessors in counties with 125,000 or more inhabitants. [1]
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Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census , its population was 67,095. [ 2 ] The name "Vernon Township" comes from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon .