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The Golconda Historic District is a designated historic district in the Pope County, Illinois city of Golconda, along the banks of the Ohio River. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , one of only three sites in Pope County to be on the Register.
Golconda was the first permanent settlement in Pope County in 1798, and a ferry point across the Ohio River that was sometimes called Lusk's Ferry was established around that time. The town was named Sarahsville upon the organization of Pope County in 1816, [ 4 ] but changed its name to Golconda on January 24, 1817, after the ancient city of ...
Much of central Golconda was named a historic district, the Golconda Historic District, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The Pope County Courthouse was named a contributing property to the district, [3]: 10 and a later Forest Service survey of the region deemed it the district's focal point. [6]
Pope County is the southeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,763, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Illinois.
In 1798, Major James Lusk moved the ferry across the River to Illinois. The Major died while building a road into the interior of Illinois. His widow, Sarah, then took over the ferry business. The town on the Illinois side became known as "Sarahville" by 1816. The name was changed to Golconda in 1817.
Description: Location of Golconda in Pope County, Illinois. FIPS code: 17-30133 Own work, based on concept by Arkyan, using Census Bureau Tiger GIS data and a custom fork of Kartography adapted for this purpose, available at
Golconda No. 3 Precinct is located in Pope County, Illinois, USA. Its borders are coextensive with the city of Golconda . As of the 2000 census , its population was 726.
Zonda Home provides data and publications relating to commercial property and home construction in North America.The company's publications include Architect, the official magazine of the American Institute of Architects, Builder, the official magazine of the National Association of Builders (NAHB), Pool & Spa News, Journal of Light Construction, Affordable Housing Finance, and Multifamily ...