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Algonquin was the location of Indian burial mounds known in the 1800s as the Algonquin Mounds. [14] By 1834 the first settler of Algonquin, Samuel Gillilan, came to the area from Virginia. Settlers Dr. Cornish, Dr. Plumleigh, Eli Henderson, Alex Dawson, and William Jackson arrived shortly thereafter.
ZIP codes: 60544, 60585, 60586. Area codes: ... Website: www.plainfield-il.org: The monument marking the location and date of Fort Beggs ... IL 60544 Will: Plainfield ...
The Longmeadow Parkway is a bypass of Algonquin, Illinois.It is a four-lane Fox River Bridge crossing and four-lane arterial roadway corridor with a median, approximately 5.6 miles (9.0 km) in length, to alleviate traffic congestion in northern Kane County.
Algonquin Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, with the township office in the city of Crystal Lake. [2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,633 and it contained 33,960 housing units.
In the spring of 1977 the Village Hall was relocated to a 100-year-old farmhouse on Palatine Road. It was again relocated in 1985 to its present location at the Four Silos, which has become a famous landmark and gateway to the community. During the 1970s and '80s, the village continued to grow at a pace that exceeded earlier predictions.
John Joseph Kelly (1898–1957), United States Marine who was awarded Medals of Honor from both the Army and Navy for his actions on October 13, 1918, at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge during World War I. He was a childhood resident of 6558 South Ellis Avenue. [30] [31] Richard Kiley (1922–1999), Tony-winning actor [32]
The Czech community established St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Church and Cemetery on the southwest fringe of Fox River Grove in 1861. Named after a patron saint of Bohemia, the sanctuary's construction began in 1871 and was finished in 1874. Because of the church's small congregation, St. John's did not support a resident priest.
Pollastrini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Barbara Pollastrini (born 1947), Italian politician and university professor; Elettra Pollastrini (1908–1990), Italian politician; Enrico Pollastrini (1817–1876), Italian painter