Paxton, Illinois Paxton Illinois Market and Location of Paxton inside Illinois Location of Paxton inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Paxton, Illinois Paxton is a town/city in Ford County, Illinois, United States.
The town was initially titled Prairie City in the late 1840s, then Prospect City by an Illinois Central Railroad official in 1855.
Augustana College was positioned in Paxton from 1863 1875, aided by a improve accomplishment led by recent Swedish immigrants to fund educational and cultural opportunities for people.
An early enhance high school was established in 1872; it served the encircling area for the next a several decades, culminating in the formation of a improve high school precinct in May 1920.
The small-town school's mascot was the Paxton Mustangs until consolidation with the Buckley-Loda Rockets precinct in 1990 formed the current Paxton-Buckley-Loda School District, known as the PBL Panthers. The school is a member of the IESA and IHSA for interscholastic sports and activities.
The Ford County Courthouse in Paxton was assembled in 1906, and boasts many murals painted by the Works Progress Administration amid the 1930s.
On June 22, 1919, former President William Howard Taft visited Paxton while on his way to Champaign.
Taft's appearance is a testament to the Paxton Chautauqua, which was held in Pells Park from 1905-1930, attracting musicians, speakers and entertainment from all over the United States.
Presidents to visit Ford County, joining William Mc - Kinley (Gibson City in 1897), Richard Nixon (Melvin as vice president in 1957), and Gerald Ford (Melvin in 1974).
From 1865-2007, the Paxton Daily Record was presented in Paxton, making the paper one of the longest-running daily newspapers of its size in the state of Illinois.
Today, the Paxton Weekly Record is owned by the Champaign News-Gazette and continues to publish small-town news, sports, and other affairs.
Due to Paxton having the highest altitude points in the area, the Illinois Central Railroad dug out ground so that the barns could move at the same elevation, but underneath the town/city of Paxton.
When the barns was cut (around the 1920s), a several bridges were assembled across the barns to connect the east and west sides of Paxton.
The town also hosts the Historic Brick Water Tower & Ford County Historical Society Museum, which opened on July 4, 2007. The 80-foot (24 m) tall brick water fortress was assembled in 1887 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Paxton Foundation, a small-town historical preservation group, is presently restoring the Old Ford County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, assembled in 1871.
Another small-town building on the National Register of Historic Places is the Paxton Carnegie Library, which was assembled in 1903.
The Paxton Area Chamber of Commerce and PRIDE in Paxton, a member of the Illinois Main Street Program, presently promote small-town businesses and affairs in the historic downtown district.
Paxton has a several bridges over the Canadian National (Illinois Central) mainline.
Paxton is positioned at 40 27 31 N 88 5 45 W (40.458745, -88.095784). According to the 2010 census, Paxton has a total region of 2.3 square miles (5.96 km2), all land. Route 45, and Illinois Route 9), the Illinois Central Railroad, and a municipal airport with a 3,500 feet (1,100 m) landing strip .
Paxton, Illinois postal service.
The education level of the populace age 25 and older in Paxton is as follows: Antoinette Downing, historical preservationist born in Paxton Mush March, player for 1934 and 1938 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, lived and died in Paxton.
Tom Meents, champion monster truck driver; lives in Paxton.
"Paxton High School "Mustangs"".
"FCHS Museum - Ford County Historical Society".
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Cities in Illinois - Cities in Ford County, Illinois - County seats in Illinois - Populated places established in 1859 - 1859 establishments in Illinois
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