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Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder

IL , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 48' 58.86", -88° 26' 51.119988"
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Here was located the home of Samuel Elder, cofounder of Elder-Redo now called Eldorado. Judge of the county court 1849-1856, school commissioner, collector Internal Revenue, Justice of the Peace, and farmer, He and his son William together with Joseph and William Reed laid out the village of Eldorado August 22, 1857.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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