The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hudson was laid out by Horatio Petit on August 13, 1836. It was one of eight towns founded in McLean County during the great real estate boom that swept through central Illinois between 1835 and 1837. It also shares the distinction of being one of two "colonial" settlements in the county; the other was the Rhode Island colony in the southwestern part of the county. Traditional sources say that the town was named for the town of Hudson in Columbia County, New York, which, so it was said, was the home of its early settlers. However, in her book on the Hudson Colony, Ruth Biting Hamm has pointed out that, while some settlers were from Queens County, New York, none came from near the town of Hudson. She suggests that it is more likely town was simply named for the Hudson River.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hudson’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Hudson is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hudson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hubbard House in Hudson, 1.4 miles away.
Hudson and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.