Interim Content

Lancaster, Illinois

Summary

Laid out by John Dutch, May 1837. Location of Dutch’s tavern, known as “halfway house” due to location halfway between Beardstown, Cass Co., and Springfield, Sangamon Co. JS and others stayed at Dutch’s home en route to and from JS’s hearing in Springfield, 29 Dec. 1842 and 7 Jan. 1843. Town vacated, by 1843.

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Township
Lancaster Precinct (now in Philadelphia Township)
Town/City
Lancaster
County
Morgan County (now in Cass County)
State/Province
Illinois
Country:
United States of America