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"Nearly two centuries after a formerly enslaved pioneer bought 80 acres of Illinois prairie and founded the first legally registered town in the United States platted by an African American, nearly 20 acres of the historic townsite have officially been transferred to the National Park Service."
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2026-09-14 · Times of India
In 1835, Free Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, paid $100 for 80 Illinois acres mixed

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