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Catlin, IL - History
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Welcome to the Catlin Home page. The Catlin Home page provides as much information as possible on Catlin. Knowing Catlin’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Catlin’s Home page, you will also find Catlin’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Catlin has a population of 1972. 51.3% of Catlin’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.7 are female. 47.1% of Catlin is married and 74.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $97,645, and the average rent is $742. Household median income in Catlin is $49,861, and the individual median income is $29,803. Catlin’s Ethnic is the following: White(99.6%), Hispanic(2.8%), Multiple(0.4%).
In the spring of 1820, a man by the name of James Butler, originally from Vermont, came here from Clark County in Ohio. He took up a claim just west of the present village site, built a cabin, put in a crop and headed back to Ohio for his family. Several families settled here with him, and the settlement was named Butler's Point.
Butler chose this spot to settle because of the good stand of timber that pointed far out into the surrounding prairie. Also, Butler was the first farmer in what is now known as Vermilion County, Illinois. The Village remained Butler's Point until the railroad came through and began having an influence on the community.
The railroad here was one of the first chartered in the state. It was known as the "Northern Cross Railroad." When the railroad was built, around 1837-1840, many of the farmers were hostile at having their land divided. In addition to this, the railroad had not provided for a station stop in the village.
Stories are told that this angered the farmers still more, and they vowed to "get even". A group of them went into the timber and cut a couple of trees with huge forks in them. They dug deep holes on both sided of the track and set the tree trunks firmly in them. Then they placed the largest log that they could handle in the forks, reaching across the tracks.
They hid themselves to see what would happen. In due time, a train came along and of course, the engineer brought it to a stop. He then approached the log very slowly and bumped it just to see how solid the barricade was. He backed the train about a half-mile, then turned on full steam and hit the barricade at top speed.
Needless to say, the log took a flight through the air and the farmers felt that they had failed. But not for long! They next tried putting soft soap on the rails in order to make the trains stop. Because of rip grade in the track, they succeeded; but the train crew put sand on the track and went on through. After so long a time, the feud ended with the railroad company agreeing to maintain a station stop.
In March of 1856 the then Great Western Railroad President J. M. Catlin created the station stop and the townspeople were so pleased they renamed the village in his honor! Early significant events in our village history. 1820 -- First permanent settlement of Vermilion County. James Butler first settler.
His place was called Butler's Point. 1822 -- God's Acre Cemetery, the first cemetery in Vermilion County was established. First meeting of county commissioners held at Butler's home. First Circuit Court held at home of Asa Elliott, friend of James Butler. 1823 -- First mill built and used in Vermilion and Champaign Counties, called a "corncracker" by James Butler.
Made of a large log and stones, all constructed on a hand-made forge. Its capacity, with a muscular man as motive power, was one bushel of cracked corn in an hour. 1824 -- The "salt works" drew in the first settlers of the area. Twenty-four large salt kettles were brought in and each held 100 gallons.
It took 100 gallons of water to make a bushel of salt. 1825 -- First marriage in the county was a double marriage. Couples were from Butler's Point. Cyrus Douglas wed Ruby Bloss and Annis Butler wed Marquis Snow. 1827 -- Amos Woodin, a cooper by trade, built the house now known as the Catlin Heritage Museum.
First school was built and doubled as a church. 1830 -- Grandma Guyman arrived in the area and became the Doctor and Midwife to Catlin Township, delivering over 1,000 babies. G. W. Pate and his father Adam Pate come to Butler's Point. Identified with progress of Methodism in this part of the country. 1834 -- Asa Elliott, friend of James Butler and one of the original settlers of Butler's Point, begins serving in the State Legislature with Abe Lincoln. 1838 -- Pottawatomie Trail of Death came through the village.
860 members of this Indian tribe where forcible removed by militia from north central Indiana to reservation land in what is now eastern Kansas. 1849 -- Henry Jones of England came to the area and bought the Whitcomb farm and 3,000 acres adjacent. He had 14 head of oxen and considerable cattle and was considered wealthy. 1850 -- Second Fair of Vermilion County Agricultural and Mechanical Association were held at the Fairgrounds in Catlin until 1878 when it was transferred to Danville. 1856 -- Guy Merrill and Josiah Hunt made first plat of Catlin.
The village is officially named Catlin, after the president of the Great Western Railroad.
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