History of the Towns in Wabash County
Rochester Wabash County's first community of white settlers was Rochester where Frenchmen traded with Piankishaw Indians as early as 1800....
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 16, 20206 min read
Mt. Carmel Precinct and Its First Settlers
Enoch Greathouse was born in Germany, immigrated to Pennsylvania and then to Kentucky and came to Illinois in 1803 or 1804. He settled...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 15, 20204 min read
First Settlers of Lick Prairie
Lick Prairie is the smallest precinct in Wabash County but was one of the first settled, at least in its eastern part. The western...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 14, 20204 min read
The History of Bellmont Precinct
Bellmont Precinct was formerly called Bonpas Precinct and changed to Bellmont in September 1881. The former name likely went back as far...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 14, 202011 min read
Friendsville Precinct
The first permanent settler of Friendsville Precinct was John Wood. He was born in Maryland and was a Revolutionary War soldier. He had...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 14, 20206 min read
Lancaster Precinct
It's a feeling we all share--wanting to be in the company of friends and family when we venture into unknown situations and places. I...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 12, 20204 min read
The Forgotten Town of Palmyra
Palmyra was a ghost town in the 1880s, as related by a group of farm boys who took a fishing trip there on a summer day. I wish I could...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 12, 20206 min read
First Settlers of Wabash Precinct
What criteria would you use for selecting the land you would choose for a new home if you were moving? Likely the price and style of the...
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Wabash County Museum
Jun 11, 20205 min read
Rochester, Coffee and Compton Precincts
When you walk through Beall Woods State Park and along Coffee Creek, you may get a sense of what this area of the state was like 220...
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