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Benjaminville, Illinois : ウィキペディア英語版 | Benjaminville, Illinois The village of Benjaminville, Illinois, was founded in McLean County, Illinois, United States during the 1850s by Quaker farmers, who, like many others who came to Illinois, were looking to take advantage of the rich prairie soil. The town's settlement centered on the Society of Friends and the meeting house that was first constructed there in 1859. The town was rendered a ghost town after 1870 when the expected Lake Erie Railroad did not come into town. Today the unincorporated community of Bentown, Illinois, exists near the site of the former town of Benjaminville. ==Geography== The last remaining structure in Benjaminville is located at . The village of Benjaminville was located near the present-day community of Holder, Illinois, east of the city of Bloomington. The town was founded on an elevated area of flat, treeless prairie. Today, much of the area is used as crop land.〔 Near the site of Benjaminville is the present-day unincorporated community of Bentown, Illinois.〔. Retrieved 21 June 2007.〕 The townsite lies in both Dawson Township and Oldtown Township.
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