Morrison’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Morrison. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1854, Lyman Johnson and H. S. Vroom were already in what would become the City of Morrison as contractors and builders for the Air-line railroad, now the Union Pacific Railroad. Johnson and Vroom, along with several other entrepreneurs, acquired the land that would surround the rail station that was planned here. They managed the work of surveyor W.S. Wilkinson in the layout of the future town in 1855. Among these entrepreneurs was W.H. Van Epps. Lyman Johnson decided to call the town Morrison, in honor of Charles Morrison, a friend of Van Epps and a wealthy merchant from New York, who promised financial support in the way of loans for the town's development. Shortly thereafter, Morrison suffered severe financial losses and he was unable to participate, yet his name remained.
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Start Morrison’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morrison’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewThe habits of the honeybee (Page …: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Morrison, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
CommonsUntitled photo2011
Book2010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map for2010
CommonsPaint the Town2009
CommonsWhiteside County Courthouse2007
CommonsMorrison Il Whiteside County Courthouse22007
CommonsMorrison Il Whiteside County Courthouse12007
CommonsMorrison Il Downtown32007
CommonsMorrison Il Downtown22007
CommonsMorrison Il Downtown12007
CommonsILMap-doton-Morrison20062 historic places in Morrison
Morrison has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 54 historic buildings, because Morrison Main Street Historic District alone counts 53.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The habits of the honeybee (Page 20) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.