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Potomac, IL - History
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Welcome to the Potomac Home page. The Potomac Home page provides as much information as possible on Potomac. Knowing Potomac’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Potomac’s Home page, you will also find Potomac’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Potomac has a population of 744. 50.3% of Potomac’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.7 are female. 51.6% of Potomac is married and 79.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $73,766, and the average rent is $633. Household median income in Potomac is $50,333, and the individual median income is $33,077. Potomac’s Ethnic is the following: White(86.3%), Asian(5.2%), Black(4.7%), Multiple(3.8%), Hispanic(3.6%).
The town was originally named Marysville after the wives of the two founders, John Smith and Isaac Meneley, who started businesses here circa 1840. On May 13, 1871, a post office was established at the town and was named Potomac, most likely after the Potomac River. The town's name was later changed to conform to this.The town was hit by a tornado in April 1953, injuring a dozen people.Potomac prospered into the late 20th century, with a population peaking at 900 during the 1970 census, due in part to its location along US Route 136, one of the primary East-West highways crossing the state of Illinois.
The opening of Interstate 74 reduced the amount of travel through Potomac, leading to a rapid decline in the number of service stations, restaurants and small businesses in the downtown area in the early 1970s. In the early 1990s a fire destroyed several downtown buildings on the north side of Route 136, dramatically altering the appearance of the community. Potomac is known for its Artesian wells, and its local High School teams were known as the "Potomac Artesians" until area secondary school consolidation in the mid 90's.
One of these wells spouted an eight-inch stream of water 32 feet into the air until the 1930s. Three wells presently operate in open areas, one located in the downtown area, another on the southeast edge of the community, and another in West Side Park, on the west edge of town area where Fourth of July celebrations were once held, locally referred to as "The Jubilee", in conjunction with an annual Horse Show.Hugh M.
Luckey (1873–1946), farmer and Illinois state legislator, was born near Potomac, on a farm.
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