Armstrong, Illinois

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image_caption = The Armstrong post office


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country = United States
state = Illinois
region_type = County
region = Vermilion County
district_type = Township
district = Middlefork
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map_caption = Location of Armstrong within Illinois
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map_locator = Illinois
map1 = Map of USA IL.svg
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Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

History

Armstrong was laid out in 1876 on land owned by Thomas and Henry Armstrong; it was on the route of the Havana, Rantoul, and Eastern narrow-gauge railroad (which later became the Illinois Central Railroad).

On October 2, 1908, a fire destroyed many important buildings in Armstrong, including the general store, the harness shop, the blacksmith shop, the lumber yard, the opera house, the post office, and the grain elevator. Water was pumped by hand by residents to try to fight the fire, and water was also brought by rail from over a mile away; the town had no fire equipment.cite book
last = Stapp
first = Katherine
coauthors = W. I. Bowman
title = History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
publisher = Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.
year = 1968
location = Danville, Illinois
pages = p. 39]

Geography

Armstrong is located at coor dms|40|18|23|N|87|52|40|W|city.

References

External links

* [http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/citiescounty.cfm&countyid=17183 NACo]