Harlem Township Winnebago County Illinois
Location: Harlem Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
Surnames/tags: Illinois Illinois_History
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Basics
- 819 Melbourne Avenue
- Machesney Park, IL 61115
- Office Hours:
- Mon-Thurs. 8:00-4:30
- P:815-633-9382
- F: 815-633-6334
Location
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| Harlem Township in Winnebago County |
Maps Coordinates: 42°21′56″N 88°59′47″W
Towns and Villages in Harlem Township
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| Harlem Township |
- Harlem
- Argyle
- Machesney Park
- Loves Park
- Roscoe
Schools
- Harlem High School- Machesney Park
- Harlem Middle School - Loves Park
- Elementary Schools
- Loves Park
- Maple
- Rock Cut
- Windsor
- Machesney Park
- Marquette
- Olson Park
- Loves Park
Churches
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| Churches in Harlem Township |
Cemeteries
Harlem Cemetery
- 1810 Harlem Rd
- Loves Park, IL 61111
- FindAGrave #106041
Sunset Memorial Gardens
- 8800 N Alpine Rd
- Machesney Park, IL 61115
- FindAGrave #2282933
Tripp Pioneer Cemetery
- Paulson Rd,
- Harlem Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
- FindAGrave #2367585
History
Harlem Township is one of the oldest towns in Winnebago County. It was first surveyed in 1835. It was named by early settlers from the Dutch Settlement Harlem on Long Island in New York. [1] For more about the history and first settlers of Harlem Township see Harlem Township One Place Study
Rock Cut State Park
In 1956 the Illinois General Assembly appropriated $165,000 to acquire land for a state park and artificial lake. [2] Several old homes and farms were acquired to make room for the park. My great grandparents’ farm was one of them
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| Robert Colville Home |
In February 1958 Robert Arthur Colville (my cousin) was awarded $12,510 for 34.11 acres of the family homestead for the creation of the park. The old house is now the office building for the park. [3]
Resources
- Winnebago County
- History of Harlem Township Genealogy Trails
- GenalogyBank Excellent archives of Rockford Newspapers going back to 1870.
- Chuck Sweeny: Before there was Woodward, there was Old Harlem Village
- Harlem Township, Wikipedia
- History of Winnebago County
- The World Of Harlem: Roots of Harlem Township, Illinois
Sources
- ↑ Harlem Village & The KD Line
- ↑ Nelson, Hal C. Sinnissippi Saga A History of Rockford and Winnebago County. Mendota, Illinois: Wayside Press, 1978. Page 31
- ↑ Morning Star (Rockford, IL) 13 February 1958, page 1 GenealogyBank: accessed 19 July 2019
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