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Belle Rive, IL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Belle Rive a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Belle Rive Home page. The Belle Rive Home page provides as much information as possible on Belle Rive. Knowing Belle Rive’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Belle Rive’s Home page, you will also find Belle Rive’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Belle Rive has a population of 378. 54% of Belle Rive’s inhabitants are Male, and 46 are female. 46% of Belle Rive is married and 71.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $69,809, and the average rent is $429. Household median income in Belle Rive is $45,192, and the individual median income is $37,625. Belle Rive’s Ethnic is the following: White(87.6%), Multiple(12.2%), Hispanic(11.6%), Native(0.3%).
In 1852, Edmund P. Grant bought about 480 acres (1.9 km2) of federal land grants around what was to become Belle Rive. Grant was a wealthy land speculator from Montgomery County, Tennessee. At that time there was a corporation in Mt. Vernon that was attempting to build a rail line from St. Louis to Evansville, Indiana.
It seems likely that Grant was buying land in anticipation of the construction of the railroad, intending to build a town. This early attempt at building a railroad failed during a recession in the mid-1850s. Grant died in 1863, after being chased from Mt. Vernon by a mob objecting to his Confederate politics. Belle Rive was founded in 1871, coinciding with the opening of the St.
Louis & Southeastern Railroad. Belle Rive got its name from Louis Groston de Saint-Ange de Bellerive, who surrendered Illinois to the British in 1765. It is not clear if he was ever associated with the area near the village. See List of commandants of the Illinois Country. Joseph Wall was one of the early settlers of Belle Rive.
The Wall farm was to the southeast of the town. Joseph Wall was married to Edmund P. Grant's niece. Belle Rive is home to the regionally renowned Wilkey's Cafe. Serving a homestyle buffet, Wilkey's is a popular lunch spot for local farmers. Notable people: Chelsea Cross, born and raised Landon James, 2016 SIJHSAA Class S State Cross Country Champion
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