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History. Flora was founded by Samuel White. White was born September 10, 1831, in Warren County, Ohio. He and his family came to Clay County in 1852. During that time, he purchased 85 acres (34 ha) of land from the State of Illinois. His first wife, Sarah Ann Wall was born in 1833. Sarah died December 13, 1859, in Flora, and is buried in the ...
Flora Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,994 and it contained 1,217 housing units. [1] Flora Township was originally named Fairfield on November 6, 1849, but was changed to Burton in April, 1851, and then changed again to Flora in October, 1851.
01000084 [1] Added to NRHP. February 9, 2001. The Pearl and Bess Meyer House is a historic house located at 233 E. 2nd St. in Flora, Illinois. The house was built in 1912 for Pearl Meyer, who owned a local dry goods store, and his wife Bess. Frank S. Nichols, the former mayor of Flora and contractor for the city's Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ...
A brother and sister from Flora were fatally struck by a vehicle on U.S. 50 in Clay County after their family’s vehicle had broken down, the coroner said.
Clay County, Illinois. / 38.76°N 88.49°W / 38.76; -88.49. Clay County is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 13,288. [1] Since 1842, its county seat has been Louisville, in the center of the county's area. [2]
Flora station is a historic Baltimore & Ohio Railroad depot which served Flora, Illinois. The depot was built from 1916 to 1917 by Frank Nichols; its design features several architectural styles, including Italian Renaissance Revival , Romanesque Revival , and Classical Revival .
WNOI (103.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Flora, Illinois, United States. The station airs an adult contemporary format, and is currently owned by H & R Communications, Inc. [1] References [ edit ]
Fauna of Illinois. The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal. The state insect is the monarch butterfly. The state animal is the white-tailed deer. The state fish is the bluegill. The state fossil is the tully monster.