Royalton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Royalton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗According to the original surveys of Illinois, in the early 19th century the Lusk's Ferry Road ran through the middle of what is now Royalton, heading on a diagonal line toward the southeast. The Lusk's Ferry Road was an important early road connecting Fort Kaskaskia with Lusk's Ferry on the Ohio River. No trace of this road remains near Royalton. It is not clear whether the road figured in the early history of the town, or if it was long forgotten before Royalton came into existence.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Royalton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Royalton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMiner's home. Royalton, Illinois, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Royalton
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Royalton, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Royalton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Royalton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin, 9.7 miles away.
Royalton 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 Miner's home. Royalton, Illinois (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.