Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 Census, the population was 7,458. Vandalia is on the...
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Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the fourth capitol building of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also the oldest capitol building in Illinois...
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National Road (section Illinois)
congressional funding ran dry and construction was stopped at Vandalia, Illinois, the then-capital of Illinois, 63 miles (101 km) northeast of St. Louis across the...
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in North America. Vandalia, Illinois Vandalia, Indiana Vandalia, Michigan Vandalia, Missouri Vandalia, Montana Vandalia, Ohio Vandalia, West Virginia A...
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the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,488. Its county seat is Vandalia, the site of the Vandalia State House State...
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miles northeast of Kaskaskia. This location, which would be named Vandalia, Illinois, was selected partly with the hopes of encouraging settlers to locate...
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meat markets, and a carriage shop. It was named after Vandalia, Illinois. By 1959, Vandalia was outgrowing its "village" status, and its citizens voted...
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War and the American Civil War. She was named for the city of Vandalia, Illinois. Vandalia was laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1825; launched...
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U.S. Route 40 (redirect from Route 11 (Illinois))
construction project. When completed it connected Cumberland, Maryland, with Vandalia, Illinois. The Victory Highway was designated as a memorial to World War I veterans...
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June Squibb (category People from Vandalia, Illinois)
leading role, in the action comedy film Thelma. Squibb was born in Vandalia, Illinois on November 6, 1929. Her mother, JoyBelle, was a silent film pianist...
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of Lincoln's letters to Owens: letter of December 13, 1836, from Vandalia, Illinois letter of May 7, 1837, from Springfield letter of August 16, 1837...
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Special routes of U.S. Route 40 (redirect from U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Greenville-Vandalia, Illinois))
acquired most of the old route. Then, in 1947, IL 11 briefly extended to Vandalia after US 40 moved onto another bypass to avoid Hagarstown. In 1948, the...
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Area. Vandalia was laid off by Aaron McPike and Judge Harmen Caldwell in 1870 and platted in 1871. The city was named after Vandalia, Illinois. Aaron...
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more than 35 acres (14 ha) of the park. Illinois Museums Vandalia State House State Historic Site in Vandalia The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago...
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The Vandalia Railroad Company was incorporated January 1, 1905, by a merger of several lines in Indiana and Illinois that formed a 471-mile railroad consisting...
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The Vandalia Correctional Institution is a minimum-security state prison for men located in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, owned and operated by the...
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was abandoned around 1840 (construction on the National Road after Vandalia, Illinois also stopping owing to the Panic of 1837 and early railroad construction)...
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by its location on the old National Road between Indianapolis and Vandalia, Illinois. The National Road was later named U.S. Highway 40 when it became...
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the governmental seat of the Illinois Territory (1809–1818), until the territorial seat was moved to Vandalia, Illinois, and in 1809 became the county...
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the Party. Greenville, Illinois Vandalia, Illinois U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocahontas, Illinois "Elected Officials –...
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Vandalia Municipal Airport (IATA: VLA, ICAO: KVLA, FAA: VLA) is a civil, public use airport located 3 miles northwest of Vandalia, Illinois. The airport...
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at 301 W. Main St. in Vandalia, Illinois. The church was built in 1868 on the site of the first Protestant church in Illinois. The first church at the...
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pusher propeller. It was first flown in April, 2006, at Vandalia Municipal Airport, Vandalia, Illinois. Designed for either air or ground launch and high loiter...
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operated by the state of Indiana. H. Joel Deckard (1942-2016) Born in Vandalia, Illinois, Deckard attended public schools in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He served...
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Kaskaskia Baptist Association, was organized in 1840 and centered in the Vandalia, Illinois, area. It originated from the Saline Fraternity, which was organized...
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WPMB (category Radio stations in Illinois)
WPMB 1500 AM is a radio station licensed to Vandalia, Illinois. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format and is owned by Cromwell Radio Group...
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Rural King (category Companies based in Coles County, Illinois)
was built. Paris was Kermit and Pat Speer's home for 15 years. The Vandalia, Illinois, Rural King was opened in 1966 in an old building on U.S. Highway...
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(6 km) to Interstate 70, which continues east 50 miles (80 km) to Vandalia. Illinois Route 157 passes through the west side of the village, leading northeast...
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Vandalia Lake is a reservoir in Fayette County, Illinois. Served by Illinois Route 185 and by rural roads, it is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of the small...
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William M. Farmer (category People from Fayette County, Illinois)
practiced law in Vandalia, Illinois. He served as state's attorney for Fayette County and was a Democrat. In 1889, Farmer served in the Illinois House of Representatives...
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