Fairbury Echoes Museum
  • About Us
    • Our Founding
    • What We Do
  • Resources
    • 1864-2015 List of Key Events in Fairbury, Illinois
    • 1890 City of Fairbury, Illinois, Ordinance Book
    • 1898 Livingston County Business Directory with Fairbury-related Pages
    • 1959 History Brochure of the Chautauqua Literary Society of Fairbury, Illinois
    • 1967 Chamber of Commerce Booklet
    • 1989 School Paper by Steven Mann titled Joseph Gerber paved the way in Fairbury, Illinois
    • 2013 Livingston County History Book with only Fairbury, Illinois related pages
    • 2026 Walking and Bus Historical Tour of Fairbury
    • Archive.Org Depository
    • Audio History
    • Blade Archives & Digital Photo Requests
    • Buckle on the Cornbelt
    • Facebook
    • Fairbury History from 1889 Blade article
    • Fairbury, Illinois, song
    • Historical Walking Tour of Fairbury, Illinois, from Unknown Date
    • I Remember by Cathryn Frisby
    • List of All Fairbury Postmasters
    • Listing of all City Officials in Fairbury, Illinois
    • Livingston County HCE Group 1918-1968
    • Livingston County Historical Society Presentations Related to Fairbury, Illinois
    • Livingston County History Books
    • Maps
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Nicks from the Blade -1946
    • Other Fairbury History Books by Dale C. Maley
    • Other Fairbury History Books by J. William Goold
    • Pantagraph Negatives
    • Remember the Tartars
    • Research Resources
    • Stuffed Clubs & Antimacassars
    • Take a Historical Walking Tour of Fairbury IL
    • Tartars Marching Band and Concerts 1968-1975 Photos and Articles
    • Tartars Marching Band and Concerts 1977-1984 Photos and Articles
    • Telephone Books
    • Transcribed Copy of 1967 First Edition of Stuffed Clubs and Antimacassars by Alma Lewis James
    • Transcribed Copy of 1977 Second Edition of Stuffed Clubs and Antimacassars by Alma Lewis James
    • Transcribed Copy of Dr. Ervin’s 2012 Autobiography
    • Transcribed Copy of April 3, 1958, Blade Centennial special Issue.
    • YouTube Videos
    • World War II Fairbury Veterans Record Book
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Take a Historical Walking Tour of Fairbury IL

Find the number on the map, then look below and click to view a historic location and learn more.

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  1. Marsh Park
  2. Occident Flour Sign
  3. Fairbury Echoes Museum
  4. Archer House Sign
  5. Waltons
  6. Swing & Steidinger Sign
  7. Old City Hall
  8. Five Historic Murals
  9. Lost in Time (Claudon Bank)
  10. The Beach House
  11. Shaft Hill
  12. Cooperative Coal Mine
Contact Us — Telephone: 815-692-2191 | Mail: 126 West Locust, Fairbury, IL 61739