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Why Is Our Town Named Vandalia?
Rotarian and local historian Dale Timmermann provided an enlightening program on May 21, 2024. He reviewed multiple Illinois cities and towns and told how they got their names: 1. Effingham – named for the British Commander, (the 3rd Earl of Effingham) who refused to fight against the American colonists in the Revolutionary War. 2. Shobonier – named for a Potawatomi Indian John Shobonier. 3. Centralia – founded and named by Illinois Central Railroad. 4. Kaskaskia, Peoria, Tamaroa, DuQuoin, Moweaqua, Cahokia plus many more – all named for local Native American tribes. What about our city, Vandalia? Dale listed several ideas: named for Germanic “Vandals” or for the words Van (to guard) plus Dale (an open, hilly area). His research, from the Isaac Hill map, leads Dale to believe that we are named for a Frenchman “Vandla” who ran a trading post in the early 1800s on what is now the Vandalia Country Club. There are more interesting and amusing Illinois place names in the book Tyler is holding in the picture.
VCHS Graduate Project Placed Downtown
H School student Jordan Walk is helping the area with her National Honor Society project. “Accessing Books Easily” or “ABE” in honor of Abe Lincoln. Walk used a newspaper vending box for the “Take a Book, Leave a Book” project. The location of the...
Vandalia Events Upcoming
The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will host the annual Grand Levee, an annual celebration of the grand receptions held during the 1800s to honor government dignitaries and important visitors, will take place Saturday, June 15. The event, which features an entire day of activities and entertainment, is free and...
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