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Algonquin is a village located in McHenry and Kane counties, Illinois, and is a suburb of Chicago. The village, incorporated in 1890, is known as “The Gem of the Fox River Valley”. The area was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Native Americans, and the village derives its name from a series of Indian mounds that at the time of the village’s founding were known as the Algonquin Mounds.
A view of the public park surrounding the historic Simpson County Courthouse in Franklin, Kentucky at Christmas, with an outdoor Christmas Tree display with lights, ornaments and a star. Located in the historic downtown of Franklin, Kentucky. December 2023.
One of the first cities in Kentucky, Danville was settled in 1783, and incorporated in 1787. It was originally called Crow’s Station after John Crow, one of the area’s first inhabitants. Ultimately the modern city was named after Walker Daniel, who surveyed and platted the town.
Danville is notable for being the location of the writing and signing of Kentucky’s first constitution, in 1792, the same year Kentucky became a state, breaking away from Virginia. A park at the center of town known as Constitution Square, was the original location of events, and contains several original and replica buildings from that time, including a post office, courthouse, and meeting house.
