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HENNEPIN A thriving post village, capital of Putnam county, on the left bank of the Illinois river, 115 miles north from Springfield. Steamboats navigate the river between its mouth and Hennepin, in all seasons except winter; it has an active business in shipping produce, the value of which Is estimated at about one million dollars annually. Chester Eddy, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude
41.250527
Longitude
-89.314094
Waterways
Yes
Type
City or Town
County
Putnam
State
Illinois