Houston-Dickson Store - Palestine, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 00.119 W 087° 36.692
16S E 447047 N 4317174
Two men who brought mercantile to Palestine.
Waymark Code: WM3AF9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2008
Views: 7
County of marker: Crawford County
Location of marker: Grand Prairie St. & Lincoln St., Palestine
Marker erected by: The Citizens of Palestine and the Illinois State Historical Society
Date marker erected: 1962
Marker Erected by: The Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society.
Marker Text:
Two early residents of Palestine, John Houston and Francis Dickson, purchased this lot as the site for a combination dwelling and store about 1818. By 1820 their stock of merchandise provided nearby settlers with goods which they previously had to bring from Indiana.
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