Cabery’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Cabery. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cabery was founded around 1878 after the Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad (now KBSR) was built through the area. It was named after John R. Caberry, an early settler and merchant from Chicago. The community was incorporated as a village in 1881.
The settlement had one early setback when a fire broke out on May 3, 1885, that consumed the south side of Main Street. (Ford County side) It was believed to have started in a millinery shop and went on to destroy 24 businesses as well as 14 homes. Resulting in an estimated $100,000 in damages. Unbelievably, no injuries or deaths were reported.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Cabery’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cabery’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCabery, Illinois, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Cabery, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Cabery is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cabery has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John R. Oughton House in Dwight, 13.3 miles away.
Cabery and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Cabery, Illinois (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.