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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKTH_the-first-congregational-church_Champaign-IL.html
The First Congregational Church, built in 1855-56, was popularly known as the "Goose Pond" Church, because the site was once a water-filled area, home to flocks of wild geese and ducks. The church became a meeting center for numerous groups aspir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKTC_champaigns-lincoln_Champaign-IL.html
Top Section Until the Illinois Central Railroad rolled into town, geese flocked to a pond in this vicinity. The IC cleared the pond and donated the land to the Congregationalist (today the Community United Church of Christ). Their sanctuary, comp…