Old River School Historic District
One block north from downtown Freeport, Freeport, IL 61032
Historic Sites
This residential district includes original Freeport and the city's first street, Monterey, and was later known as the "Gold Coast".
Points of interest include Freeport's oldest house (built in 1838), the childhood home of famed Hollywood gossip columnist Louella Parsons, a monument honoring Freeport's founder, William "Tutty" Baker, and the Van Buren Bridge, built in 1885 of wrought iron.
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Tutty Baker Monument
Freeport
This monument to Tutty Baker was erected in Freeport by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Soldiers Memorials
Freeport
The 83 feet high Civil War Soldiers Monument on the southwest corner was dedicated in 1871 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square
Freeport
Experience the history of the second of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.
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