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In September, 1833, Thomas Carey laid off the little village on the east half of the northeast quarter of section 31, and on the west half of the northwest quarter of section 32, in town 11 north, range 12 west.
This plat exhibits a single row of lots on either side of the
Cumberland Road with Mill Creek dividing it nearly in equal parts.
Its founder was a native of New York and came early to Danville in this state, with an ox team.
He was really a resident of Edgar County but attracted by the
opportunity of speculation he came to this locality, and entered land in 1831.
He had a contract on the road, part of the time in partnership with James Whitlock,
and built on the site of the village a large hotel for the accommodation of his
hands and for such traveling guests as found it convenient to use it.1
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