Lowell, Illinois

Lowell, Illinois
Lowell, Illinois
Unincorporated community
	Lowell Lowell
	Coordinates: 41°15′02″N 89°00′38″W / 41.25056°N 89.01056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Vermillion
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	412706

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]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and the Prairies.
^ "The History of Lowell, LaSalle County, IL". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Vermillion River Rafting".

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and the Prairies.

[3] "The History of Lowell, LaSalle County, IL". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[4] "Vermillion River Rafting".

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v t e Municipalities and communities of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Cities	Earlville LaSalle Marseilles Mendota Oglesby Ottawa Peru Streator‡ Wenona‡	Map of Illinois highlighting LaSalle County
Villages	Cedar Point Dalzell‡ Dana Grand Ridge Kangley Leland Leonore Lostant Millington‡ Naplate North Utica Ransom Rutland Seneca‡ Sheridan Somonauk‡ Tonica Troy Grove
Townships	Adams Allen Brookfield Bruce Dayton Deer Park Dimmick Eagle Earl Eden Fall River Farm Ridge Freedom Grand Rapids Groveland Hope LaSalle Manlius Mendota Meriden Miller Mission Northville Ophir Osage Ottawa Otter Creek Peru Richland Rutland Serena South Ottawa Troy Grove Utica Vermillion Wallace Waltham
CDPs	Dayton Harding Lake Holiday Serena Triumph Wedron
Other unincorporated communities	Altmar Baker Blakes Catharine Danway Dimmick Farm Ridge Fitchmoor Garfield Hitt Jonesville Kernan Leeds Lowell Meriden Milla Mount Palatine‡ Munster‡ Northville Norway Peterstown Prairie Center Richards Stavanger Sulphur Springs Ticona Waltham Welland‡ Wilsman
Ghost towns	East Wenona Little Rock Science
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Lowell, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°15′02″N 89°00′38″W / 41.25056°N 89.01056°W / 41.25056; -89.01056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Vermillion
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	412706^[1]