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History · Plum Hill

Plum Hill’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Plum Hill is an unincorporated community in Plum Hill Township, Washington County, Illinois, United States. Plum Hill is located along Illinois Route 15, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west-northwest of Nashville.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 537 to 456 (-15%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plum Hill 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 Plum Hill

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Harry BlackmunHarry BlackmunNashville · 6 miRed SchoendienstRed SchoendienstGermantown · 11 miKirk RueterKirk RueterHoyleton · 14 miWarren HackerWarren HackerMarissa · 13 miWilliam NevilleWilliam NevilleNashville · 6 miEMEverett J. MurphyNashville · 6 mi
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Plum Hill, 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 Plum Hill is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Plum Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Original Springs Hotel and Bathhouse in Okawville, 5.7 miles away.

Plum Hill and the nearest listed places

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Original Springs Hotel and BathhouseSchlosser, Frank, ComplexLouisville and Nashville DepotRutter StoreMarissa AcademyGeorge Draser Jr. House

Closest to Plum Hill

Original Springs Hotel and BathhouseOkawville · Building5.7miSchlosser, Frank, ComplexOkawville · Building5.8miLouisville and Nashville DepotNashville · Vernacular8.7miRutter StoreSt. Libory · Building9.3miMarissa AcademyMarissa · Building13.8mi

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. Original Springs Hotel and Bathhouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Plum Hill?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Plum Hill’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Addieville📜 Okawville📜 Okawville📜 Johannisburg
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