Macoupin County was established in 1829 and was named after Macoupin Creek, the word is a Miami-Illinois term " macoupin" or " macopine" for the American lotus Nelumbo lutea. The first settler in the region was John Woods, who came from Virginia in 1817. Pioneers arrived in the mid 1810s and early 1820s, as farmers around the time that Illinois gained statehood (1818). The independence of America (1776) saw the land change hands again it became a territory of the U.S. These Paleoindians were the ancestors of the modern Kickapoo, Illinois and Miami natives that were the historic natives encountered by the first European explorers in the mid 1600s.įrance claimed the region as part of "New France" (now Canada) but lost it to Britain during the Seven Year War (1763). The first inhabitants of what is now Illinois, arrived when the ice sheets retreated some 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. Virden is a city in Macoupin and Sangamon counties is pronounced " Verd-n" in south-central Illinois. Time zone: Central (CST): UTC minus 6 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage All about Virden, Illinois Trivia, Facts and Useful InformationĮlevation: 681 ft (208 m). When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. The 1926-30 alignment of Route 66 at VirdenĬhatham Coal mining town on U.S. The Main Alignment of Route 66 (1930-77) On Route 66 is the Site of former Texaco and an Old Standard StationĮnjoy your road trip along the 1926-30 alignment of Route66 in Virden IL.ġ926 US 66 in Illinois south of Springfield On the the Downtown Square, the Virden Miner’s Riot Memorial,Ĭommemorating the 1898 The Battle of Virden. Its key landmarks are the Virden History Mural and, Virden is a community located on the original 1926 to 1930 alignment of Route 66 in Illinois, south of Springfield.
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