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Glasford, Glasford, Illinois

GLASFORD

Illinois
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The Glasford Collection

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Glasford, Illinois gifts and souvenirs: 18 designs made from Glasford's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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Glasford Hometown Ornament$23
Glasford Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Glasford Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Glasford Est. Teefrom $33
Glasford Town Line Mugfrom $26
Glasford Market Tote$37

Samuel A. Glasford, who arrived in Peoria County in 1842 from Muskingum County, Ohio and was one of the early settlers of Timber Township, purchased the site on which a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway station would be built.

A short history of Glasford

Glasford, or Glascoe, as it was called in 1868, was named for its founder, Samuel Alexander Glasford/Glassford (1824–1896).

Samuel A. Glasford, who arrived in Peoria County in 1842 from Muskingum County, Ohio and was one of the early settlers of Timber Township, purchased the site on which a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway station would be built. After the railroad was built near his farm residence, Mr. Glasford laid out the town on December 9, 1868, later becoming incorporated as a village in 1889. Glasford would become a center of trade and population along the new route of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, bringing many new settlers and stores to the village in 1868. A post office was established on June 35, 1846, using the name Timber before being officially renamed to Glasford on January 7, 1869.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Glasford, Illinois, revision 1378790587 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Glasford's population was 866 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,022 in 2010.