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Preservation of Elsah in the Mississippi River eddy
In Elsah Illinois a late 1800s village remains nearly unchanged amid riverine barriers. Historian Charles Blusmer notes the town’s architectural continuity with most houses built 1883 to 1880s, Greek revival styles, and four pre-1870 saloons still standing, despite gradual decline after 1861 and railroad shifts.
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