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Harristown, Macon County.
Harristown, Illinois
Harristown is in Macon County.
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About Harristown, Illinois
Harristown is a village in western Macon County tied to the first Illinois home of Abraham Lincoln, whose family settled along the Sangamon River south of the present village in 1830.
Landmarks and Places in Harristown
- Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial covers 162 acres on the Sangamon River where the Thomas Lincoln family homesteaded.
- The Macon County History Museum and Prairie Village Complex is run by the Macon County Historical Society in the former Excelsior South School.
Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, villageofharristown.com, en.wikipedia.org
More About Harristown
The village is named for Major Thomas L. Harris, who served in the Mexican-American War and later sat in Congress from 1849 to 1858.
The first settlers arrived in 1828 and built log cabins.
A log schoolhouse built in 1841 served as both school and church until the first church went up in 1853.
The Wabash Railroad main line ran through Harristown and brought new residents and business.
Decatur borders the village on the east, with its downtown 7 miles away, and Springfield is 33 miles west.
Harristown covers about 1.8 square miles in Harristown Township, and its students attend Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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