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History · Fall River Township

11% of Fall River Township’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 2 buildings. Below: maps from 1892 on.

2on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fall River Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fall River Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1994. Watch Fall River Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fall River Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Fall River Township on the map, 1892 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fall River Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fall River Township on the 1892 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1915 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1946 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1970 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1994 USGS map1892Ottawa sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fall River Township.

The story so far

Fall River Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fall River Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fall River Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 802 and it contained 357 housing units. Fall River Township was formed from Grand Rapids Township on an unknown date.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 763 to 802 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Fall River Township, 1848 to 1895

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1848Post officeThe Galloway post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1895Post officeThe Galloway post office closes
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On the National Register

2 historic places in Fall River Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1998
Fisher-Nash-Griggs House
Fisher-Nash-Griggs HouseMarseilles Lock and Dam Historic District
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Classical Revival1
Lock and Dam1
Fisher-Nash-Griggs HouseGreek Revival
Marseilles Lock and Dam Historic DistrictLock and Dam

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fall River Township

Nobody well known was born in Fall River Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clyde TombaughAmerican astronomer · b. 1906
Terrence MalickAmerican film director and screenwriter · b. 1943
Bob McGrathAmerican actor · b. 1932
Maria KanellisAmerican professional wrestler, manager, actres… · b. 1982
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Johnston McCulleyAmerican writer · b. 1883
Jerry WellerAmerican politician · b. 1957
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Galloway, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use
Duffield SchoolschoolGalloway SchoolschoolHickory Point SchoolschoolLewis SchoolschoolMeyers Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Fall River Township
Galloway

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rutland Township2 historic placesA−Marseilles2 historic placesASouth Ottawa Township1 historic placeA−Grand Rapids TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fall River Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Fall River Township?

Two places: the Fisher-Nash-Griggs House (listed 1998) and the Marseilles Lock and Dam Historic District (2004).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.