Princeton
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | David Belden, Bureau County Historical Society | ISBN: | 9781439639597 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | November 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Belden, Bureau County Historical Society |
| ISBN: | 9781439639597 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | November 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
In 1831, the settlement of Princeton, Illinois, began as families from New England, and later the Mid-Atlantic states, traveled West seeking good land. These early settlers built the Hampshire Colony Congregational Church. Rev. Owen Lovejoy, one of its earliest pastors, became a well-known abolitionist and used his Princeton home to harbor runaway slaves. Before the Civil War, Princeton citizens convinced Burlington Railroad to lay rails within a mile of their town. The community expanded its main street to meet the railroad and insure the town�s growth. Today Princeton remains a richly endowed and vital community, set in the peaceful countryside of North Central Illinois.
In 1831, the settlement of Princeton, Illinois, began as families from New England, and later the Mid-Atlantic states, traveled West seeking good land. These early settlers built the Hampshire Colony Congregational Church. Rev. Owen Lovejoy, one of its earliest pastors, became a well-known abolitionist and used his Princeton home to harbor runaway slaves. Before the Civil War, Princeton citizens convinced Burlington Railroad to lay rails within a mile of their town. The community expanded its main street to meet the railroad and insure the town�s growth. Today Princeton remains a richly endowed and vital community, set in the peaceful countryside of North Central Illinois.
