Ticona, Illinois
Ticona is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Ticona is located at the junction of East 550th Road and North 2101st Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tonica. Ticona shares a ZIP code with Tonica. Ticona was a stop on the Burlington Railroad's Illinois Valley and Northern line between LaSalle and Streator. The railroad constructed a depot, stock yards, water tank, and small grain elevator. The Columbia Hotel of Streator built a small dancing pavilion and beer garden called Columbia Park in the woods near the depot. During a large party, a violent storm hit with lightning killing a man and destroying the park. Also noted for an amateur hypnotist accidentally sending a family to sleep in 1902.
References
- ^ "Ticona, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ticona, Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Burlington Route Historical Society". www.burlingtonroute.org. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and The Prairies. pp. 404 & 406.
- ^ Undine (April 18, 2018). "Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping of the Day". Strange Company. Retrieved April 15, 2020.