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Taylor Ridge’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Taylor Ridge. 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

Taylor Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor Ridge had a population of 141. Taylor Ridge is located at the junction of Illinois Route 94 and Illinois Route 192, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Reynolds. Taylor Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 61284.

Half of its homes were built before 1958.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Taylor Ridge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Buffalo High School in Buffalo, 5.6 miles away.

Taylor Ridge and the nearest listed places

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Buffalo High SchoolJoseph S. McHarg HouseJohn Schricker HouseBlack Hawk Museum and LodgeChippiannock CemeteryRoyal Neighbors of America National Home Historic District

Closest to Taylor Ridge

Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo · Late 19th/Early 20th Century Revival · Built 19005.6miJoseph S. McHarg HouseDavenport · Vernacular Greek Revival6.9miJohn Schricker HouseDavenport · Villa7miBlack Hawk Museum and LodgeRock Island · Built 19397.3miChippiannock CemeteryRock Island · Built 18508mi

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. Buffalo High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Taylor Ridge?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Taylor Ridge’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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📜 Edgington📜 Bowling📜 Andalusia📜 Reynolds
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