Canton, Illinois. Founded 1825, Celebrating 200 Years. Get Ready! The Official Celebration Begins June 20th through June 29th, 2025. Isaac Swan The original proprietor of Canton, was a native of Vermont, but emigrated with his father to Western New York while that region was still a wilderness. At the age of about twenty years he…
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D.H. Dewey
(From the Atlas Map of Fulton County, 1871) Daniel Harris Dewey.–The subject of this sketch was born Berlin, Vermont, November 8th, 1801. The eldest of fourteen children of Israel Dewey, who was Post Master for 25 years, of Berlin, Vermont. He was married November 14, 1827, to Miss Evalina Stowe, the daughter of Samuel Stowe….
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Henry Rohrer & Family
(From History Of Fulton County, Illinois 1879) Henry Rohrer, deceased, came to this county in 1847, with his wife Mary (Doner) Rohrer, and a family of 8 children , -Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Christian, Amanda, Esther, Henry D. and Emma. He first landed at Quincy when he came to the State and remained 4 months, during…
1891 Map Of West Side Canton Public Square
1891 Map Of East Side Canton Public Square
1902 Map Of West Side Canton Public Square
1902 Map Of East Side Canton Public Square
History Of Redcrest
Redcrest, the U.G. Orendorff House is located in the Town of Canton…Canton established itself early as an industrial producer because of its abundant supply of coal along with its accessibility to the river and Chicago-based rail transport…U.G Orendorff was a wealthy businessman and philanthropist born in Canton in 1865. His father, William, was a founding…