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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Industry is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 399, down from 478 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 478 to 399 (-17%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Industry 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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Famous people close to Industry

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Elizabeth MagieElizabeth MagieMacomb · 11 miWesley Clair MitchellWesley Clair MitchellRushville · 14 miCarmelita GeraghtyCarmelita GeraghtyRushville · 14 miMarcus DunstanMarcus DunstanMacomb · 11 miJohn Calhoun PhillipsJohn Calhoun PhillipsVermont · 10 miAl SearsAl SearsMacomb · 11 mi
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Industry, decade by decade

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 Industry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Industry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Welling-Everly Horse Barn in New Salem, 8.3 miles away.

Industry and the nearest listed places

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Welling-Everly Horse BarnCharles Emmor McCormick HouseJoab Mershon HouseElsworth Snowden HousePatterson Hamer HouseWilliam Franklin and Rebecca Durell House

Closest to Industry

Welling-Everly Horse BarnNew Salem · Building8.3miCharles Emmor McCormick HouseVermont · Building9.4miJoab Mershon HouseVermont · Building9.5miElsworth Snowden HouseVermont · Building9.5miPatterson Hamer HouseVermont · Building9.6mi

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. Welling-Everly Horse Barn’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Industry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Industry’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

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