 Hamilton, Illinois is a quaint river community with many opportunities. Please enjoy our site
and learn about the best kept secret in the Midwest!
"...the great Mississippi,
the majestic, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling
its mile-wide
tide along, shining in the sun..." - Mark Twain
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Hamilton
Alumni Meeting
June 8th, 2008
2:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
81 S. 10th St.
Everyone welcome.
Bring your ideas!
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Fish/Chicken Fry Fundraiser
May 31, 2008
click for details
Summer Pancake Breakfast/Sweets Sales
Dates: June 7th, July 12th & Aug. 9th
click for details
Geode Fest
Coming in September!
More
information
Read here about
the Addie May!
Turn your sound up!
HCDC Buy-a-Board Campaign
For list of
Walk Bridge Contributors
click here
New for 2008!!
Hamilton Merchants' Association
1st Annual
Merchant Member of the
Year
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Shirley Bricker
April 2008
Merchant of the Month
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STILL ON SALE!! |
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Copies of these
prints were recently given to the Hamilton Community Development
Coalition by a Hamilton High School Alumni group including Joyce
Fenton Schevers, Janet Richardson Lelm, and Linda Ruhs Rose.
Money from the sale of these prints will help build the new
walking bridge. These prints, as well as several others,
will be on display at the Hamilton City Hall, Marine Bank and
Trust, and First State Bank of Western Illinois. The size
of the prints is 8 X 10, and the cost is $12. For
more information, call 217-847-2546. These prints will
make nice gifts, and help build the bridge as well! Call
today, or contact the Hamilton website.
Click on thumbnail to view larger
image.
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Casley's Maid-Rite Restaurant
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The Addie Mae |
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The Old Covered Bridge |
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The Old Covered Bridge Close-up |
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Covered Bridge Photos by Bill Carlile |
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The Addie Mae in Color |
6.
The Old Covered Bridge Flooded |
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HCDC receives check for bridge grant
Below:
Loading and unloading of I-beams for new
walking bridge.
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New bridge area - currently flooded.
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Flooded beach area.
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Montebello
Access Area Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
On Saturday,
February 23, 2008, the city of Hamilton held a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Montebello Access Area.
This area has been closed to traffic and visitors during the winter
months for the past 17 years to allow undisturbed roosting for the
eagles. Now that the eagle population has recovered from near
extinction, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is once
again allowing access to this area during the winter months.
Local officials
were present to celebrate this event and Larry Cooper of Hamilton
was given an award in appreciation of his voluntary service in
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Photo by Traudi
Chiaravalloti |
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Pictured (from left) are: Representative Rich
Meyers, Gabe Petitt, Co-chair of the Hamilton Merchants Association,
Larry Cooper cutting the ribbon, Mayor Stephen Woodruff, Senator
John Sullivan, and Roger McDermott, President of the Hamilton
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Montebello Access Area - day of ribbon-cutting ceremony
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