Beecher, Will County, Illinois, USA

Notes:      "Beecher is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the old Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the Dixie Highway. Situated in the center of Washington Township, it was originally named Washington Center. The population was 4,359 at the 2010 census. Named for Henry Ward Beecher, Beecher was founded in 1870 and incorporated as a village in 1884. Originally governed by a village president and board of trustees, a village administrator was hired to handle daily tasks in 1988. The city clerk is an appointed position.
     "The nearest towns are Crete, Illinois, 7 miles (11 km) north; Grant Park, Illinois, 7 miles (11 km) south; Peotone, Illinois, 9 miles (14 km) west and Cedar Lake, Indiana, 10 miles (16 km) east." -- Wikipedia (2013)
     Not to be confused with the much smaller village of Beecher City, Effingham County, Illinois. "The population was 493 at the 2000 census. Beecher City was founded in 1881." -- Wikipedia (2013)

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41° 20' 27" N, 87° 37' 17" W
41.340833, -87.621389

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41° 20' 27.00" N, 87° 37' 17.00" W

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41.352256, -87.616917
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