The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The township was formed from Dix Township on September 9, 1867. It is named for Michael L. Sullivant, who in the 1860s was reputedly "the world's most successful farmer." Sullivant owned 80,000 acres (324 km2) in Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Livingston counties and used his land to raise corn and to graze large herds of cattle; he was one of a select group of wealthy men who dominated the state's booming livestock industry in the middle to late 19th century. An 1876 map of Ford County by Warner and Beers of the Union Atlas Co. shows Sullivant owning 42,000 acres (170 km2) in Ford County, including all of Sullivant Township.
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Nothing in Sullivant is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sullivant has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alfred Phillips House in Gibson City, 7.5 miles away.
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