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from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named after Dr. William Fithian, who donated some of the land for the community; he came to Danville in 1830 and had a farm just a mile west of the site of the town of Fithian. He was a friend and supporter of Abraham Lincoln, who was reputed to have stayed at the farm often in the mid-19th century, as he traveled on his circuit prior to his presidency. Fithian served terms in the Illinois House and Senate. The town of Fithian was a center for trading livestock and grain; it thrived when the Illinois Traction System (an interurban railroad) went through in 1903, and declined along with the ITS, especially during the Great Depression.
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Nothing in Fithian is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fithian has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fischer Theater in Danville, 12.3 miles away.