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Ben C. Blades (May 21, 1908–May 10, 1973) was an American businessman and politician.. Blades was born on a farm in Wayne County, Illinois.He went to the Wayne County public schools and graduated from the Fairfield Community High School in 1926.
Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, [3] and the location of Frontier Community College. The population was 4,883 at the 2020 census . History
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Fairfield have ranged from a low of 20 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −23 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1901.
A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.
Fairfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 379 and it contained 142 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 379 and it contained 142 housing units.
Jasper Township is located in Wayne County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 790 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 790 housing units.
Meanwhile, Fairfield's wooden buildings were highly susceptible to fire, especially because the community had survived into the 1880s without suffering any substantial blazes. [ 1 ] : 185 As a result, county officials began to fear the destruction of the old building by fire, so they ordered the construction of a new fireproof hall of records ...
The G. J. George House is a historic house located at 205 W. Center St. in Fairfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1877 or 1878 for G. J. George, a Civil War veteran and local lawyer. Local architect George Chittenden designed the two-story brick house in the Italianate style.