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Lena, IL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Lena a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Lena Home page. The Lena Home page provides as much information as possible on Lena. Knowing Lena’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lena’s Home page, you will also find Lena’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Lena has a population of 2780. 50.6% of Lena’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.4 are female. 64.3% of Lena is married and 83.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $126,066, and the average rent is $449. Household median income in Lena is $56,118, and the individual median income is $28,415. Lena’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.4%), Hispanic(1.8%), Black(1.3%), Multiple(1%), Asian(0.2%).
In 1853, a railroad survey by Benjamin Dornblazer determined a course through present-day Lena. Samuel F. Dodds, who owned 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land in the area, purchased an additional tract of 80 acres (320,000 m2) on behalf of the railroad company and grading work was begun. Dodds owned a stone residence which still occupies Lot No.
1 on Lena Street, while Dr. F. Voightheld owned a log home (which has subsequently been demolished) near the train depot. At the time, these two buildings made up the extent of the town. The town was originally shaped as a parallelogram covering twenty-six blocks for a total of 304 housing lots. During the summer of 1853, lots sold rapidly, commanding prices varying from $50 to $150 each.
On New Year's Day 1854, track was laid, and railway cars began running between Freeport and Warren. The population began to grow, mostly with English and Irish residents. In 1854, there were about a dozen families in Lena. During the summer of 1855, Reber & Cheney and Dodds erected a three-story brick building at the corner of Railroad and Schuyler streets.
It was completed in the fall of 1856 at a cost of about $4,000. The building is still used by local businesses. The Panic of 1857 had little effect on the growth of the town, and rapid expansion continued through 1860. As growth continued after the Civil War, the first town newspaper called the Lena Star was established in 1867, with Dodds as editor.
During its first year, the newspaper reported a local fire and called for a town water pump. Several fires erupted through 1868, and J.M. Shannon (who took over as editor of the newspaper) continued calls for a pump. The Lena Water Tower was finally established on May 15, 1868. By 1870, Lena's population had reached 1,295 people and its social and business community continued to grow.
The Lena Fire Department was established in 1869 and officially met for the first time in 1870. Despite the presence of the fire department and well, fires continued to plague Lena. During the early 1870s, structure fires consumed a warehouse, a stable, a rural school and several Lena houses. News of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was unsettling to the residents of Lena, and a fire of 1874 nearly destroyed the old railway depot and freight houses.A local opera house, constructed in 1879, was featured on the History Channel show American Pickers in February 2010.
The Opera House, now reconstructed, was closed in 1938.Radio station WQLF (102.1 FM) is licensed to the city of Lena.
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