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Welcome to the Official Website of
Forreston Illinois. Located just south of Freeport in the heart of the
Midwest. We have a strong community of business, restaurants, in Ogle &
Stephenson
Counties
A look back . . . and to the future a brief history by Kathy Pasch
A number of Ostfrisian (Northwest Germans) immigrants were the first to settle in the area, as the future town of Forreston was flanked by major routes of pioneer travel (the Kellogg's and Boles Trails).
The original town plat of Forreston was entered by George W. Hewitt on November 5, 1854. David A. Neal, Vice President of the Illinois Central Railroad, followed closely on November 17, 1854 with his plat that paralleled the tracks which reached the village that winter. This explains the "V" shaped business district and the "flat iron" shaped village hall built in 1902. |
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