Woodford County, Illinois
Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 38,467. Its county seat is Eureka. Woodford County is part of the Peoria, IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its name comes from General William Woodford, an officer of the American Revolutionary War who served at the brutal military encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
The Meskwaki (Fox) were pushed from their historic homelands to Iowa and Indian Territory (part of today's Oklahoma).
Interior of a replica 1836 prairie log cabin, in Fishers, Indiana
Various routes of the underground railroad aiding the escape of slaves to Canada. One branch ran through Woodford County.
Peoria is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford, which had a population of 402,391 in 2020.
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