Calling America

Stories By Real People From Real Places

Places beginning with ‘Illinois’

21December2007

Fascinated by place names

Posted under places beginning with: Site News; C; E; L; M; Iowa; Correctionville; Maine; Mechanic Falls; Illinois; Energy; New Mexico; Loving.

To all visitors and readers of Calling America: keep sending us your stories! It’s a real privilege to read your entries and since the Christmas break is now in full swing, it means more free time to sit down, gaze into your past and pull out a tale. Why not write something about places, people […]

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