The stories of Morgan County, IL
7 narrated audio stories from across Morgan County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Illinois College
Where a College Helped Turn a Town Against Slavery
How Illinois College helped make Jacksonville an abolitionist stronghold.
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Why Jacksonville Became the Athens of the West
A frontier town that chose schools, reform, and argument.
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Before the Canyon, Powell Learned to See
How Jacksonville helped shape John Wesley Powell before national fame.
Illinois College
How a Handful of Yale Men Changed Jacksonville
A frontier college that gave Jacksonville an intellectual identity.
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Where Bryan Found His Voice
How Illinois College helped shape a national orator.
Beecher Hall
Where Jacksonville Learned to Think Big
How one old hall came to embody a town’s hunger for ideas.
Governor Duncan Mansion
Where Joseph Duncan’s Public Life Came Home
A governor’s Jacksonville home became a landmark of politics and place.
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