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East Fork’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

East Fork Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 365 and it contained 227 housing units. Its name changed to Morris on June 1, 1874 and then back to East Fork.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 400 to 365 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Fork 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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East Fork, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in East Fork is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean East Fork has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is General Dean Suspension Bridge in Carlyle, 9.8 miles away.

East Fork and the nearest listed places

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General Dean Suspension BridgeCentralia Commercial Historic DistrictSentinel BuildingWilliam Jennings Bryan Boyhood HomeCharles and Naomi Bachmann HouseMethodist Episcopal Church

Closest to East Fork

General Dean Suspension BridgeCarlyle · Structure9.8miCentralia Commercial Historic DistrictCentralia · District11.9miSentinel BuildingCentralia · Building12.1miWilliam Jennings Bryan Boyhood HomeSalem · Built 185214.9miCharles and Naomi Bachmann HouseSalem · Classical Revival14.9mi

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. General Dean Suspension Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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