The stories of Stark County, IL
10 narrated audio stories from across Stark County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
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The Working River Behind a Famous Name
How Spoon River shaped settlement, farming, and memory in western Illinois.
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Where Prairie Trade Made a Town
How farm country and transportation turned Wyoming into a county mainstay.
Stark County Fairgrounds
Where the Fairgrounds Find Their Sound
In Wyoming, the county fair became a stage as well as a showcase.
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Where Stark County Had to Go
How a prairie town became the county’s unavoidable center of civic life.
Rock Island Trail State Park
Where the Rock Island Line Still Leads
A former rail corridor becomes a public path through Stark County.
Stark County Courthouse
The Courthouse at the Center of Toulon
How Stark County’s courthouse became Toulon’s civic focal point.
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From Toulon to the Statehouse
A small-county lawyer whose reach extended to Illinois politics.
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From Stark County Fields to Capitol Hill
A farm boy’s path to war service and twenty years in Congress.
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How John Stark Reached the Illinois Map
A battlefield reputation that traveled far beyond New Hampshire.
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A Prairie County Named for a Revolutionary
How a small Illinois county chose a big national name.
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