Old Mill Creek (Georgia)
Old Mill Creek may refer to: * Old Mill Creek, Illinois, in Lake County, Illinois * Old Mill Creek (Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio), in Marin County, California {{Short pages monitor ...
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Old Mill Creek, Illinois
Old Mill Creek is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 162. History In 1838 a man known by the name of Jacob Miller (settler), Jacob Miller built a sawmill along a tributary of the Des Plaines River, of which he named Mill Creek (Des Plaines River tributary), Mill Creek. However, this year is debated and historians believe it could have been built between 1835 and 1840. There were no public schools in the area until 1840. It is reported that there were nearly a dozen instructional buildings built between the mid-1800s and 1900. Although the exact date is unknown, it is believed that Browe School existed since 1859 and would remain open for 101 years until 1960. The land was then sold to a private resident. In 1850 land was purchased in order to construct a cemetery and it would stay in place until 1883 when the remains of nearly 80 individuals were moved to their current resting place. The oldest h ...
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