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10 Feb 2024
One of Winchester’s historic buildings is hoping to host more community events this year after several completed renovations.
The Winchester Depot has been the home of the Scott County Historical Society since the mid-80s. The depot, at that time, was in a decrepit state and was put through a series of renovations under the leadership of the late Audrey “Queenie” Peak.
Peak’s granddaughters, Stevie VanDeVelde along with her sister Sonnie Hoover have helped the Historical Society oversee recent renovations to keep the historic building in public use.
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The City of Jacksonville is located in west central Illinois, 35 miles west of Springfield, the state capital. It is the county seat of Morgan County and one of the oldest towns in the Land of Lincoln, founded in 1825. Jacksonville was established by Yankee settlers from New England, who laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings, and established post routes. They were part of a wave of European/American farmers who headed west into what was then the wilds of the Northwest Territory, during the early 1800s. Download Here!