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Pages in category "People from Taylorville, Illinois" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The auditorium was built in 1916 to house Chautauqua assemblies in Taylorville. Chautauqua was an adult educational movement which sent lecturers, educators, and musicians to assemblies in towns throughout the country during the early 20th century. In Taylorville, Chautauqua assemblies met eight days each year from 1914 through 1928.
Taylorville is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Illinois, United States. [4] The population was 10,506 at the 2020 census, making it the county's ...
He was a son of Charles Fisher Hepburn (1878–1923), [1] and Alice (née Smith) Hepburn (1881–1914), a daughter of Horatio Alden Smith. [2] His paternal grandfather, Alonzo Barton Hepburn , was a founder of Chase National Bank and Comptroller of the Currency under Presidents Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland .
The name of the Taylorville home minor league ballpark is not directly referenced. [16] Since the late 1850's, the Manners Park site has served as a public park in Taylorville and was in use in the era. Manners Park is still in use today, with "several ballfields." The park is located at 18 Manners Park Road in Taylorville, Illinois. [17] [18]
Illinois Route 48 (IL 48) is an 85.38-mile (137.41 km) north–south [3] state highway with its southern terminus at Interstate 55 (I-55) and IL 127 in Raymond and its northern terminus at IL 54 east of Clinton.
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been better prepared.
A contest was held among the students to name the districts and the merging of 'Glen' Ellyn and Lom'bard' officially became "Glenbard" on May 15, 1923. The current building opened in 1923 as Glenbard Township High School, the first of the district's high schools. [9]