History · Ransom · established 1876
Ransom’s history is mostly unwritten
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1 historic place in Ransom
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first listed
1990
Ransom Water Tower
in Illinois
#229
by listings
Structures
Architectural styles listings
"Barrel" Type Late 19th Century Brick Water Tower with Wood Tank1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
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