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Tag: Brown County IL

Posted on 26 Nov 201726 Nov 2017

History of all 16 Counties: #2 Brown County

BROWN COUNTY POPULATION: 6,937 INTERESTING FACTS: Named for US General Jakob Brown who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813. Home to Western IL Corrections Center. Home to Siloam Springs National Park. MAJOR CITIES: Mount Sterling - Population 2,025, serves as the county seat. The railroad during the 1860s increased the …

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Honoring the rich history of western Illinois and examining the social problems we currently face

Welcome to Forgottonia, a high school classroom project that seeks to honor our rich history of rural America and examine the social problems we currently face. This project is produced by students and led by History teacher, Joe Brewer, at Cuba H.S. located in Fulton County, 1 of 16 rural counties in the western part of the state. Our title, Forgottonia, refers to a tongue-in-cheek movement in the 1970s.

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  • S3, E3 - What a Small Town Yoga Studio is Doing to Improve Well-Being in Forgottonia - Interview with Lyndsey Larson, Manager of The Breathing Tree
  • S3, E1 - How the IL Humanities is helping to Bridge the Rural-Urban Divide - with Matt Meacham, Program Manager, Statewide Engagement IL Humanities
  • S1, E5 - Value Pollution: Why Should We Ban Advertisements in School?
  • S2, E6 - The Rural Youth Assembly Summit with Kaylann Beekman
  • S1 - Blog 01: The Big Five: What are the Biggest Problems Facing Rural America Today?
  • S4 - Blog 02: The Legacy of Dickson Mounds (Student Post Edition)
  • S1 - Blog 04: The Gender Gap: What are the Greatest Concerns for Young Women Growing Up in Rural America?
  • S1 - Blog 03: Notable Rural Americans - What Lessons Can We Learn from the Passing of John Mahoney?
  • S1, E2 - Is Child Abuse in Rural America Worse Than Ever?
  • S3, E6 - Saving Lives in Forgottonia: How One Rural Community is Creatively Funding and Staffing its First Responder Program
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