The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Minier was founded in 1866 and named for its founder, George Washington Minier, a friend of Abraham Lincoln's, at the crossroads of the Chicago and Alton Railroad and the Illinois and Midland Railroad. It was named Broadway at its founding in 1866 before being renamed to Minier on November 26, 1867.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Minier’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Minier’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMinier quadrangle, Illinois : 15 …, 1952: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Minier
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1990s
Nothing in Minier is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Minier has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Illinois Traction System Mackinaw Depot in Mackinaw, 7.7 miles away.
Minier 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 Minier quadrangle, Illinois : 15 minute series (1952) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.