Site of Westfield College - Westfield, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 27.127 W 087° 59.944
16S E 414041 N 4367427
Became the high school when the college closed, then the building burnt down.
Waymark Code: WMKX7G
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2014
Views: 2
County of marker: Clark County
Location of marker: W. Lincoln St. & E. Madison St., Westfield
Marker erected by: High School Class of 1932
Marker text:
This marks the site of
WESTFIELD COLLEGE
1865 -- 1917
presented by the
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1932
WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP
HIGH SCHOOL
1921 - 1994
Class of 1932
"A post office was established at Westfield on June 18, 1840. The village was incorporated on Aug. 31, 1875. It was the site of the Westfield College from 1861 to 1914, from which the village received much of its prosperity. In 1900, Westfield had a bank, five churches and two newspapers, and its population was 820." ~ Clark County
Maybe a better source than Wikipedia (link below) is here Westfield College or Westfield High School The Glory Days
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