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Suez’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Suez. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Suez Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 595 and it contained 277 housing units. Suez Township changed its name from Palmyra Township sometime before 1921.

Suez was established in 1853. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 595 to 637 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Suez 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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Suez, 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 Suez is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Suez has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alexis Opera House in Alexis, 4.2 miles away.

Suez and the nearest listed places

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Alexis Opera HouseMercer County JailMercer County CourthouseDowntown Aledo Historic DistrictMercer County FairgroundsMinnie Stewart House

Closest to Suez

Alexis Opera HouseAlexis · Building4.2miMercer County JailAledo · Building9.6miMercer County CourthouseAledo · Built 18949.6miDowntown Aledo Historic DistrictAledo · District9.7miMercer County FairgroundsMercer · District9.9mi

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. Alexis Opera House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Suez?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Suez’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.

Stories next door

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📜 Alexis📜 North Henderson📜 Ohio Grove📜 Greene
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