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  • Collection: Fred H. Turner Woodblock Collection

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Map of Section 20 in 1875 with Conkey Town no longer identified. W. R. Jones is listed as owning the land.

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Bird’s Eye View of the City of Champaign Looking from the Southeast

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These horse-drawn cars would travel back and forth between the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana and the Doane House in Champaign every 70 minutes.

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The Doane House was a hotel, restaurant, and meeting place as well as the ICRR depot in Champaign. This was the final stop for the Urbana Railroad Company cars before they returned to the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana.

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Alexander Bowman 1867 map of Vance Township that shows Conkey Town.

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American Society of Civil Engineers members take measurements of the Stone Arch Bridge in preparation for a restoration effort.

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William A. Conkey and Sarah V. Saddler Gravesite in the GAR cemetery in Homer, Illinois.

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University of Illinois Alumni Association leather lifetime membership card

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The remains of the Conkey Town covered bridge after the fire.
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