Calhoun County is a 37 mile long peninsula, bordered by the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. In 1673, Marquette and Joliet traveled along the Illinois river and spent a night in Calhoun County. Calhoun County was formed in 1825. In 1847, Hardin became the county seat. The courthouse was completed in 1848, and is still in use today as one of the oldest on record. By 1875, Calhoun Country was covered in orchards, and today produces 1/3 of Illinois' peach crop. Steamboats were the main source of travel until the 1920's. As the need for cars and trucks arose, the Joe Page Bridge was built in 1931 and is said to be the longest lift span bridge of its type in the world at 308 feet, 9 inches long.
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