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Andover is the oldest community in Henry County. Andover was the first area to be settled as a town within the county and the first mill was built in 1836-37. Andover soon became a hub of wagon trails. Andover was founded in September 1835 by the Reverend Ithamar Pillsbury, as an agent for the Andover Colony.
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
Andover Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 399 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 399 housing units.
The second was a weekly newspaper called Ottawa Delivered, which closed in 2012. [20] Ottawa is also served by the NewsTribune of La Salle, Illinois. [21] Ottawa also has three local radio stations, WCMY-AM at 1430, WRWO-LP at 94.5, and WRKX-FM at 95.3.
The Ottawa East Side Historic District is a residential historic district in eastern Ottawa, Illinois. The district is located on a peninsula formed by the confluence of the Fox River and Illinois River and is only connected to the rest of Ottawa by a single bridge. The area's relative isolation caused the city's businesses and industries to ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's boots are seen as he speaks at a fundraising picnic for Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra on May 13 in Sioux Center, Iowa. (Charlie NeibergallAP Photo) (AP)
According to Church Archives of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in the spring of 1870, Robert Morgan (born August 18, 1838), son of Caleb and Nancy Antram, and Sarah Woodward moved to Grand Ridge, LaSalle County, Illinois [5] with 4-year-old son Caleb Ewing Antram (born February 12, 1865) after their daughter Laura died in March 1868 at just 6 ...
Washington Park was platted in 1831 and created by the Illinois-Michigan Canal Commission when the "states addition" of Ottawa was laid out. [2] This was part of the original plat for the city. [ 3 ] The park was the site of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858, and has served other civic functions through the years. [ 2 ]