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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
HOUSTON - DICKSON STORE
Two early residents of Palestine, John Houston and Francis Dickson, purchased this lot as the site for a combination dwelling and store about 1818. By 1820 their stock of merchandise provided nearby settlers with goods which they previously had to bring from Indiana.
Erected by the Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society, 1962.
Grand Prairie St. & Lincoln St., Palestine, Crawford County Illinois
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