Template:Wp-Warren County, Illinois-History

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Warren County was organized in 1825 out of Pike County which consisted of all portions of the state north and west of the Illinois River before 1825. Henderson County was formed in 1841 from the western area of Warren County.

Warren County was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. He is believed to have been the first officer to die in the Revolutionary War.

The current courthouse, constructed of red Portage stone, was completed in 1895.

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Warren County from the time of its creation to 1831
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Between 1831 and 1835, Mercer County was temporarily attached to Warren until it could organize its own county government.
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Warren County between 1835 and 1841
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Warren County in 1841, reduced to its current borders by the creation of Henderson County
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