Towanda Area History

Title	Date	Topic	Description

History of the William R. Duncan family and descendents, 1818 to 2008	1818 - 2008	Duncan Mansion	This document provides information about William R. Duncan, original owner of the Duncan Manor, also known as Dunc .....

Photograph of Duncan Mansion, with oral description	1869	Duncan Mansion	This is a photograph of the Duncan Mansion, also known as the Duncan Manor or Towanda Meadows, built by Wi .....

Election Results and newspaper letter from William R. Duncan of Towanda on Nov. 10, 1869	1869-11-11	Duncan Mansion	The Bloomington, Illinois Daily Pantagraph newspaper printed a letter on November 11, 1869 from Towanda resident, William R. Duncan. He thanked voters of DeWitt and McL .....

Published article and picture of Duncan Mansion near Towanda	1870	Duncan Mansion	A published article in Old Illinois Houses by the Illinois State Historical Society in 1948 described the Duncan Mansion, also known as th .....

Newspaper article on William R. Duncan in August 1941	1876	Duncan Mansion	A Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph newspaper article on August 21, 1941 tells of William R. Duncan of Towanda and some of his history. The article reprints his obituary .....

Newspaper article on Duncan Mansion	1932	Duncan Mansion	Newspaper article around 1932 on the Duncan Mansion, also known as the Duncan Manor or Towanda Meadows, tel .....

Newspaper article on Duncan Mansion 1941 social tea	1941-08-16	Duncan Mansion	A Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph newspaper article and photograph tells of the Woman's Society of Christian Service holding a church tea at the historical Duncan

Newspaper article on Duncan Mansion - 1941	1941-08-27	Duncan Mansion	A Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph newspaper article on August 27, 1941 featured Lillie M. Railsback of Mackinaw as she related the family history of the William R. Duncan

Newspaper article on Duncan Mystery House in Towanda	1968-02-25	Duncan Mansion	A Bloomington, Illinois, Pantagraph newspaper article on February 25, 1968 writes of the "mystery house in Towanda", which is better known as the Duncan

Newspaper article on memories of long time Towanda resident, Amelia Crichton	1968-03-24	Duncan Mansion	A March 3, 1968 Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph newspaper article relates the memories of Amelia Falkingham Crichton. She recalled seeing the 1900 Bloomington fire from roof of

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