Illinois Tidbits

I strongly recommend going to the American Profile Magazine site and checking out tidbits which are listed by state. Mighty interesting stuff there.

I have three about Illinois.


LINCOLN (15,369)-- The only town in the US named for Abraham Lincoln BEFORE he became president. There is a statue of a watermelon near the train station commemorating the town's christening when Lincoln supposedly did it with watermelon juice. Spitting? Yuck, spit. Even if it is Abe's.

The town is also really pushing its Route 66 heritage.


CAROL STREAM (40,438)-- Incorporated in 1959 and named after developer Jay Stream's daughter Carol who was badly injured in n auto accident in 1957 but recovered to see her namesake prosper. Hey, nobody's ever named a town RoadDog. It's about time.


ELDORADO (4,534)-- was originally named Elder-Reado after founders Judge Elder and Joseph Read. Legend has it that a railroad sign painter thought the spelling was incorrect and changed it.

So, Now You Know. --RoadDog