CALEDONIA

NAME: Caledonia COUNTY: Putnum ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: summer: hot, winter, mild to very cold. BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime, if you can find it.

COMMENTS: Caledonia was a farming community which disappeared. I know it was about five miles due west of present day Magnolia. REMAINS: ?

Existed in 1828, Putnum county,sec. 29,twp 31N, RG01W, township. Magnolia. location: 1150E at about 200N on east side of road. Forgotten Caledonia, from "a Putnum county history" by Jeanne Alleman & Elizabeth immel. Caledonia, Il. was town of 300 people,1830-1831. located on the ox-bow prairie 3-4 miles west of Magnolia, il. the first settler,Lyman Horrum. plat laid out by Jervis Gaylord, Asahel Hannum, Obed Graves ( of the Donner party graves which came from area ); the town was created as protection from indians during Blackhawk wars. The first school was built in 1832. There were two churches. (predestination Baptist, and Methodist).It had stores, blacksmith shop, & post office,(named ox-bow, since there was already a post office named Caledonia in Pulaski county). No industry, a corn crib is the only landmark left. Submitted by: James Demetreon

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