Lowell, Illinois

Lowell is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Lowell is located on Illinois Route 178, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Oglesby. The town was laid out around 1830 by William Seeley. It once thrived due its location on the Peoria-Chicago Stagecoach Route, the waterpower of the Vermilion River and the coal outcroppings along the river bluffs. It developed several stores and taverns, a mill and a brick factory and a railroad spur that connected to the Burlington Railroad.[2] Its most famous resident was Benjamin Lundy, a fiery Quaker abolitionist who came to Illinois to be the successor of Elijah Lovejoy, recently murdered for his anti-slavery beliefs. Lundy published the paper, Genius of Universal Emancipation from Lowell.[3] The town declined and today offers river rafting.[4]

Lowell, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Lowell
Lowell
Coordinates: 41°15′02″N 89°00′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
TownshipVermillion
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID412706[1]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and the Prairies.
  3. "The History of Lowell, LaSalle County, IL". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. "Vermillion River Rafting".



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