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Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.

Quoted from 10-1-2022 News Article in "Kane County Connects":

Historic Kane County Farm Given National Designation
Kane County Connects Staff 10/1/2022…

Part of a series of sketches drawn in 1871 of prominent homesteads in Sugar Grove Township.

Sketches of Following Homesteads were drawn in 1871:

Benjamin, L - Section 19
Bliss, PY - Section 10
Chapman, Henry - Section 8
Cole, F - Section 2
Densmore, HB - Section 14
Fikes, George - Section 25
George, B - Section 24
Gillett, LH -…

Older Homes and Schools, Sugar Grove Township
Kane County, Illinois
(not including the original village)

Drawings are from the 1871 Atlas of Kane County

Locations circled in red on the 1871 map still exist. The ones in green are…

Drawing of a farm