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Carving at the LDS Temple Quarry. There are many non-contributing, modern structures in the district. The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [2] It is significant as the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1839 and 1846, and as an important early example of community planning by the Latter Day Saint movement.
The site covers more than 3 acres and extends 30 feet down into the alluvial deposits of the Illinois River valley. Over the course of its excavation between 1969 and 1978, Koster produced deeply buried evidence of ancient human occupation from the early Archaic period (BC 7500) to the Mississippian period (AD 1000).
This list of cemeteries in Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Ramsey Cemetery is a cemetery located in Effingham County, Illinois, with the nearest town being Shumway, Illinois. The cemetery is one of the oldest in the area and was created in 1851 with the burial of Alexander Ramsey. The main attraction is the collection of caves that are situated near the cemetery. It has also been nicknamed the Casbar ...
Located in the churchyard of the Free Methodist Church. Stones here date from the 1880s. Bethel: Ross: 404277: Formerly known as Wiseman Cemetery but began to be called after the nearby Bethel United Brethren Church. Located north of Alvin and east of Mann's Chapel.
For the Amish people, Rumspringa means something completely different than what you often see in popular media.
In May 2007 a group of 60 Amish men, women and children moved from Wisconsin to Saline County, Illinois where they purchased almost 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of land to farm near Harco. [1] At the junction of Harco Road and Brown Road they erected a school house that was destroyed by a derecho in 2009. [2] In 2013 the Amish there had one church ...
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