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Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. [2] The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River, which runs through the city. [3]
The Dixon Downtown Historic District is a historic district which encompasses 154 properties in downtown Dixon, Illinois. The district includes the city's commercial core, which includes buildings dating back to the 1850s.
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is the house located at 816 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, Illinois, in which the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan lived as a youth beginning in 1920. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,145. [1] Its county seat is Dixon. [2] The Dixon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lee County.
Rita A. Crundwell (née Humphrey; born January 10, 1953) is the former comptroller and treasurer of Dixon, Illinois, from 1983 to 2012.She was fired in April 2012 after the discovery that she had embezzled $53.7 million from the city of Dixon for over 22 years to support her championship American Quarter Horse breeding operation, as well as a lavish lifestyle away from work.
The William H. Van Epps House was constructed for William H. Van Epps c. 1855. Van Epps was an early settler, prominent in politics, agriculture, and business who arrived in Dixon in 1854 and stayed until he died in 1877. [3] Presently, the building is occupied by an architectural firm. [2]
Dixon Historical Society The Lincoln Monument is a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln that commemorates his 1832 service in the Black Hawk War . Located in President's Park in Dixon, Illinois , the bronze statue was sculpted by Leonard Crunelle and was dedicated on September 24, 1930.
Dixon's Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois, United States. It was located on the bank of the Rock River near present-day Illinois Route 26. John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria to Galena, and he also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon's Ferry. [1]