Providence,_Illinois

Providence, Illinois

Providence, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Providence is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States, located west-southwest of Tiskilwa. In 1836 A group of 72 stockholders from Providence, Rhode Island created plans for a colony in Illinois. The group purchased 17,000 acres of land. In 1837 around 40 individuals came to live on the land which became Providence, Illinois.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    History of Bureau County, Illinois at the HathiTrust Digital Library


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