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County transportation is served by two state-operated, free ferries crossing the Illinois River (the Brussels Ferry in the south and the Kampsville ferry in the north). The Golden Eagle ferry, which is privately operated and charges a toll, crosses the Mississippi River to St. Charles County, Missouri. A bridge spans the Illinois River at Hardin.
Brussels: western side of Quarry Rd., south of Illinois River Rd. 38°54′55″N 90°31′13″W / 38.91528°N 90.52028°W / 38.91528; -90.52028 ( Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Calhoun
Golden Eagle is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The community is in southern Calhoun County 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Brussels, at the southernmost tip of the Calhoun County peninsula. [2] Golden Eagle had its own post office until October 22, 2011; it still has its own ZIP Code, 62036. [3] [4]
Brussels has one school district, No. 42, which consists of one grade school (Brussels Grade School) and one high school (Brussels High School). The school district serves the surrounding communities of Meppen, Golden Eagle, and parts of Batchtown. In addition to the public school system, Brussels has a parochial grade school, St. Marys.
Brussels Ferry [1] Point Pct., ... Kampsville Ferry [1] IL 108: Kampsville ... Valley City Eagle Bridges: I-72 / US 36: Valley City
The Calhoun Ferry Company operates two ferry services on the Mississippi River. One is a year round service between St. Charles and Calhoun County called the Golden Eagle Ferry. The other operates between Winfield, Missouri, and Batchtown, Illinois, when demand is high enough to require it. [14]
The Danube Express is a private train operating in central and eastern Europe. It provides a hotel-on-wheels service with sleeping cars of three comfort categories (Superior DeLuxe, DeLuxe and Heritage classes), completed by restaurant, lounge and staff cars.
After Stephen Farrow purchased the ferry from Beeman, the name was changed to Farrowtown. The name Vedder was used when the post office was established in 1857. The name Kampsville was made official on March 6, 1872, and refers to Michael A. Kamp, who served as president of the village board and was also a postmaster at Silver Creek, north of ...