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The downtown district of Lockport was platted in 1836, the same year that construction began on the Illinois and Michigan Canal (I&M Canal). Two years later, Lockport was designated as the headquarters for the I&M. Due to the importance of the canal for commerce, the downtown district runs parallel to it.
Lockport Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 60,010 and it contained 22,016 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 60,010 and it contained 22,016 housing units.
The northern part of Lockport is in Will County School District 92. The southern part of Lockport is served by the Fairmont School District 89. All of the city is in Lockport Township High School District 205, which operates Lockport Township High School at a Central and East campus, both in the city. The district serves about 3,700 students ...
Billy Peek (born in St. Louis, Missouri, 1940) is an American rock and roll and blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, producer. [1] Billy Peek has recorded, toured and played as lead guitarist for rock icon Rod Stewart for five years.
Lockport Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northern part of the county and is bordered to the west, south, and east by the city of Lockport .
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This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
It passed through a number of owners, [6] [7] but was owned for a long period in the mid-19th century by George Gaylord (1820–1883), a prominent Lockport merchant, [8] Shortly after Gaylord's death Norton & Company, who owned other properties in Lockport, bought the building for $7,500. The many warehouses in Lockport were quite busy.