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Banner’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Banner. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Banner is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 169 at the 2020 census. The current President of Banner is Ronald Test. The former President of Banner for 28 years was Kenneth Fuller.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 189 to 169 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Banner yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Banner is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Banner has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Station in Canton, 6.7 miles away.

Banner and the nearest listed places

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad StationParlin LibraryUlysses G. Orendorff HousePleasant Grove SchoolDuvall-Ash FarmsteadHiram Palmer House

Closest to Banner

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad StationCanton · Building6.7miParlin LibraryCanton · Building6.8miUlysses G. Orendorff HouseCanton · Building7.3miPleasant Grove SchoolLogan · Built 185612miDuvall-Ash FarmsteadJoshua · Built 184812.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Station’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Banner?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Banner’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Banner📜 Orion📜 Spring Lake📜 Dunfermline
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