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The First Lincoln-Douglas Marker Government & LawParks & LandmarksProminent People

The First Lincoln-Douglas Marker

The tablet today can be seen to the right of the steps going up into…
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Shirley Adams
The Honor Roll Memorial Parks & Landmarks

The Honor Roll Memorial

The Honor Roll Memorial funded by the Metamora Lions Club was built in the Metamora…
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The Village Park Cobblestone Bandstand

In November of 1926, the Fred Herring American Legion Post 89 offered to start a…
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Shirley Adams
History of the Metamora Garage Building Businesses

History of the Metamora Garage Building

Completely remodeled, it now houses the Dollar General Store which opened in 1998.
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Addition added in 1901 by John Isch
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History of the J. F. Isch Building

Another building that is original to the Metamora Square is the Grocery and Dry Goods…
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Shirley Adams
Metamora's first bandstand
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History of the First Bandstand

The first bandstand in the Metamora Village Park was a wooden octagonal structure built about…
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Shirley Adams
Sculptor John McClarey and Shirley Adams
Unveiling The “Out Of Court” Statues In The Park Government & LawParks & LandmarksProminent People

Unveiling The “Out Of Court” Statues In The Park

Another attraction to our beautiful Village Square was added on Saturday, August 22, 2009, when…
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Shirley Adams
History Of The Metamora Village Park Parks & Landmarks

History Of The Metamora Village Park

Learn the history of the Metamora village park, now the town square, that began in…
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Shirley Adams
A box of dynamite
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Dave Murray

An accidental explosion of two sticks of dynamite cost the life of David E. Murray…
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Shirley Adams
A close-up of bricks from the historic Stevenson Home in Metamora, Illinois
April 2020 Newsletter NewsletterSchools

April 2020 Newsletter

Pre-1915 photo of northeast corner of Metamora Sq., numbered "26613"; August 1859 notice for the…
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Jack Weddle
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