Drury’s Landing

Drury's Landing, as sketeched by John McGreer in 1899 Isaiah Drury and Priscilla Reynolds moved the large Drury clan to Rock Island County in the early 1830s and got busy building homes and businesses. One of their sons, Stewart Reynolds Drury, established the first steamboat landing, which is why the spot became known

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Illinois City

Population (2010) Unincorporated History Two Indiana natives, identified in one book as “Mr. Klump and old Coleman,” platted Illinois City in 1837. The village spans two township boundaries (Drury and Buffalo Prairie), divided along today’s Mississippi Street. The early village had a sordid reputation; it was reputedly a safe

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