• William T. Stackpole of Fairbury, Illinois

  • By: Dale C. Maley
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

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William T. Stackpole of Fairbury, Illinois

By: Dale C. Maley
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Fairbury is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is 100 miles south of Chicago and 60 miles east of Peoria. It was founded in 1857 when the railroad first crossed Central Illinois.William T. Stackpole came from a prominent family in the Maine coastal city of Thomaston, Maine. He was born in 1827. He grew up on the St. Georges River in Maine. At Thomaston, the St. Georges river empties into the Atlantic Ocean. He was aware of the great success of the Erie Canal, built in 1821. These factors led to a life-long obsession with improving waterway shipping, including rivers and canals.His father moved the family to Pekin, Illinois. William moved to Fairbury shortly after it was founded in 1859.During his life, William was a gold prospector, pioneer, farmer, merchant, grain speculator, oil field worker, real estate sales person, inventor, writer, publisher, and visionary. It is said that William made and lost at least three different fortunes. He died penniless. William, his wife Jennie, and his daughter Anna, were buried in unmarked graves in Fairbury's Graceland Cemetery. The house that William built in Fairbury still exists today.It is hoped this book helps to inform current Fairbury residents about this very interesting man that was an important character in Fairbury's early history.
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