According to local historians, the Piankeshaw Indians established a village in the vicinity of modern Bone Gap prior to the arrival of permanent European settlers. Landmarks include Bone Gap Election Precinct. Bone Gap is the birthplace of Cy Warmoth, baseball player.
Bone Gap, Illinois gifts and souvenirs: 19 designs made from Bone Gap's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Bone Gap Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Bone Gap Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Bone Gap Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Bone Gap Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Bone Gap Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Bone Gap Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
According to local historians, the Piankeshaw Indians established a village in the vicinity of modern Bone Gap prior to the arrival of permanent European settlers. This village was situated in a gap in the treeline. When the first permanent European settlers arrived in 1830, they found a large number of discarded animal bones left by the Piankeshaw inhabitants, and named the settlement "Bone Gap."
Surnames among early settlers included Rude, Morgan, Knowlton, Phillips, Leach, Gibson, Rice, and Gould, the latter belonging to Methodist minister Ebenezer Gould. Many of the settlers came from northeastern states, and the community that developed became known as "Yankeetown." This area, now known as "Old Bone Gap" as it was situated just east of the current village, consisted of a store, post office, doctor's office, blacksmith shop, a Baptist church, and a Methodist parsonage. The current village of Bone Gap voted 38–7 to incorporate on March 29, 1892.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Bone Gap, Illinois, revision 1378503155 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1 free coloring page of Bone Gap, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Bone Gap's population was 181 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 246 in 2010.
A view of Bone Gap