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Logan County is a truly unique
area, richly steeped in the history of our 16th president, Abraham
Lincoln.
But, there is so much more, which is what the audience discovered at
this year's seventh annual Looking for Lincoln partnership event.
The theme of the evening, hosted by the Main Street Lincoln
organization, was "Celebrating Community."
The night encouraged attendees to not only look at our Lincoln
heritage, but to look beyond it and see the whole picture.
And, some may have learned something new, such as the New Holland
water tower is made of wood, and when people from Chestnut say they
live in the middle of the state, they aren't joking.
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Bill Post spoke about Middletown and the
town's relationship with Lincoln the surveyor. |
Suzie Aper spoke about New Holland, revealing
that outside of Chicago, the town has the only remaining working
wooden water tower in the state. |
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LaDonna Gass spoke about Emden's Whistle Stop
Library, acknowledging every community in Logan County that helped
make the library a reality.
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Bob Cross also spoke about what Emden offers
to the community and encouraged folks to visit the Bethel School
building.
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Peggy Lee of Elkhart spoke about the many
exciting things her town has to offer and gave out several pages of
information about the community.
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Rebecca Drake spoke about the community of
Chestnut, telling all the small town has to offer and explaining
that the geographical center of Illinois is just a half-mile south of her
town.
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