Montgomery County
Population: 332 in 1890
242 in 1900
499 in 1910
in 1920
in 1940
in 1950
in 1960
Town incorporated: 7-21-1870
Post office: 6-1-1853 to present
Railroads: Miss Central- CStL&NO- IC- ICG-
IC- CN- Grenada Ry
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Next Town North- Elliott
Milepost 629.5
(from Chicago, IL )
Next Town South- Eskridge
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soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY -
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Illinois Central depot at Duck Hill in 1955. |
The depot has been moved and brick added in this view taken on August
3, 1994. |
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
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