Map of Section 20 in 1875 with Conkey Town no longer identified
Map of Section 20 in 1875 with Conkey Town no longer identified. W. R. Jones is listed as owning the land.
“Township 19 N Range 13 W, Oakwood, Vermilion County, IL”.
Township 19 N Range 13 W, Oakwood, Vermilion County, IL Map
W.R. Brink & Co.
1875
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Bird's Eye View of the City of Champaign County 1869
Bird’s Eye View of the City of Champaign Looking from the Southeast
A. Ruger
A Map CHAMPAIGN 9-022, Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library
Chicago Lithograph Company
1869
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Two horse-drawn cars going east on the Urbana Railroad Company track
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.
A. Ruger
A Map CHAMPAIGN 9-022, Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library
Chicago Lithograph Company
1869
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The Doane House in Champaign
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.
Alexander Bowman
"Doane House" Photographs Envelope, Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library”
Alexander Bowman Map of Urbana and West Urbana (1858)
1858
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Vance Township, Vermilion County Map, 1867
Alexander Bowman 1867 map of Vance Township that shows Conkey Town.
Alexander Bowman
Bowman, Alexander. “Vance Township, Vermilion County.” Map
q A ILLINOIS (Verm) BOW
1867
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ASCE Members Measuring the Stone Arch Bridge, 1979
Bridges--Champaign, Ill.
Boneyard Creek--Bridges
Champaign (Ill.)--Buildings, Structures, Etc.
Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign, Ill.)
American Society of Civil Engineers members take measurements of the Stone Arch Bridge in preparation for a restoration effort.
Barry Kravitz
<em>Illinois Technograph. </em>Vol. 95 Issue 2 (December 1979)
Illini Media
December 1979
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William A. Conkey and Sarah V. Saddler Gravesite
William A. Conkey and Sarah V. Saddler Gravesite in the GAR cemetery in Homer, Illinois.
Courtesy of azillini
Find a Grave Memorial 89095666
2012
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Fred H. Turner Portrait, 1939
Fred H. Turner
Courtesy of the Champaign County History Museum
Fred H. Turner Collection, Champaign County History Museum
1939
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University of Illinois Alumni Association membership card
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fred H. Turner
University of Illinois Alumni Association leather lifetime membership card
Courtesy of the Champaign County History Museum
Fred H. Turner Collection, Champaign County History Museum
Undated
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Burned down Conkey Town Bridge
The remains of the Conkey Town covered bridge after the fire.
Courtesy of the Danville Public Library
Danville Commercial-News
04/24/1956
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