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Freeport is located in northern Illinois in Stephenson County (of which it is the county seat) about 25 miles west of Rockford along U.S. Highway 20. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 25,806, a decrease of 34 since 1990. The town's pretzel moniker was derived in 1869 when the Billerbeck Bakery flooded Freeport with pretzels.Freeport was the host for the second of eight Abraham Lincoln-Stephen A. Douglas debates in 1858. A life-sized statue--"Lincoln and Douglas in Debate"--commemorates the site. Another statue in town--"Lincoln, the Debater Statue"--honors the former President. Recreation is plentiful in the area and revolves around the Pecatonica River and Park Hills Golf Course, a 36-hole complex open to the public. The town is home to Highland Community College and the Freeport Arts Center.
Art Freeport Arts Center |
Education Highland Community College |
Golf Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Freeport | Park Hills Golf Course |
History Stephenson County Historical Society |
Illinois Counties Stephenson County |
Public Libraries Freeport Public Library |
Motels, Hotels and Resorts Baymont Inn & Suites Freeport | Country Inn & Suites Freeport | Country Inn & Suites-Freeport | Guest House Hotel-Freeport | Hampton Inn Freeport Il | Knights Inn | Super 8 Motel-Freeport | Town House Motel | Travelodge Inn & Suites Freeport | West Motel |
Science Freeport Waste Water Plant |
Transportation Albertus Airport | Ronald K. Dornink Airport |
Wildlife Viewing Rock Hollow Conservation Club |
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