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Arcola is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,927 at the 2020 census. The city was founded in 1855, when the Illinois Central Railroad was built through the county. The railroad itself was responsible for surveying, platting and founding the town.
UTC-5 ( CDT) ZIP codes. 61910, 61953. FIPS code. 17-041-01894. Arcola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,257 and it contained 1,316 housing units.
The Libman Company is an American privately-held company that manufactures cleaning supplies, such as brooms, mops, toilet brushes, sponges, and various other household cleaning equipment. Libman is a market leader in the traditional cleaning tools segment. [1] The company was established in 1896 in Chicago, Illinois by William Libman and has ...
Illinois Carnegie Libraries MPS. NRHP reference No. 02000459 [1] Added to NRHP. May 9, 2002. The Arcola Carnegie Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 407 E. Main St. in Arcola, Illinois. The library was built in 1905 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Architect Paul O. Moratz designed the library in the Classical ...
Lawn Rangers. The Lawn Rangers are a "precision lawn mower drill team" from Arcola, Illinois. Founded in 1980 by two men from Arcola, Illinois and LaGrange, Illinois, the Lawn Rangers are not the first of their kind. The men, Pat Monahan and John O'Halloran, decided that they wanted to be in their hometown parades, the annual Broom Corn ...
People born in, from, or otherwise associated with Arcola, Illinois Pages in category "People from Arcola, Illinois" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Johnny Gruelle. John Barton Gruelle (December 24, 1880 – January 9, 1938) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics author, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and as the author/illustrator of dozens of books.
Napoleon in command. The Battle of Arcole or Battle of Arcola (15–17 November 1796) was fought between French and Austrian forces 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Verona during the War of the First Coalition, a part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle saw a bold maneuver by Napoleon Bonaparte 's French Army of Italy to outflank the ...