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Milan Illinois

Although the Quad Cities region today includes a city named Milan, there was an earlier town of the same name in a different location. The first Milan was platted in 1837 into 30 blocks and adjoined the village of Hampton, which was platted a year later. This Milan included the area once known as Well's Ferry; Block #1 was the

By Dean Klinkenberg|2016-10-21T15:29:30-05:00May 2nd, 2009|Ghost Towns|Comments Off

Well’s Ferry Illinois

Lucius Wells In 1827, Lucius Wells built a cabin about a mile north of where Henry McNeal would settle in the following year. Wells began ferry service to Iowa in 1829; his horse-powered boat had room for two teams of horses and two wagons. Lucius also built a sawmill a couple of years later. The

By Dean Klinkenberg|2016-10-21T15:29:30-05:00April 19th, 2009|Ghost Towns|Comments Off

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