cosmic said:
Good old Highway 1
So your down there in South Middleport
"A group of land owners to the southeast of Middleport
offered a proposition to the railroad. This offer was
accepted, and the route ran south of Middleport. A
new town, called South Middleport, came into being
about a mile southeast. The name was changed in 1865
to Watseka; and upon incorporation of Watseka,
Middleport become a part of that town. The old
courthouse in Middleport was abandoned and a new
one built in Watseka. All that remains of the old
courthouse completed in 1847 is the square on
which it stood. This is now a small park located
one block west of the West Watseka School. A
picture of the courthouse appears in the large
painting on the north wall of the present circuit
court room."
have a good un.......................