Geobox Settlement Heading name Dixon native name other name category List of cities in Illinois City ... joined the Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War . The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon s main north south street, Galena Avenue, U.S. Highway 52 also U.S. 26 ..., August 24, 2011 ref Located on the Rock River Illinois Rock River , Dixon was the boyhood home ... in nearby Tampico, Illinois and moved to Dixon when he was 9 years old. ref http www.ronaldreagantrail.net ... of those age 65 or over. See also Dixon High School IllinoisDixon High School Illinois Central ... Lee County Genealogical Society http www.dixonil.com Welcome to Dixon, Illinois http www.rambletherock.com ... Category Ronald Reagan Trail Category County seats in Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois ca DixonIllinois es DixonIllinois fr DixonIllinois io Dixon, Illinois ht Dixon, Ilinwa nl DixonIllinois pl DixonIllinois pt DixonIllinois simple Dixon, Illinois sv Dixon, Illinois vo DixonIllinois war Dixon, Illinois zh ... in Dixon, IL.jpg image caption The Dixon Memorial Arch. Symbols flag symbol Country country United States state Illinois region Lee County, Illinois Lee region type County district district type Township ... whs region whs criteria iucn category Maps map Illinois outline map.svg Illinois Locator Map.PNG map caption Location of Dixon within Illinois map background Illinois background map.png map locator Illinois2 Websites commons Dixon, Illinois statistics website Footnotes footnotes Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois , United States . The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John DixonDixon s Ferry , it is the county seat of Lee County, Illinois Lee County GR 6 . Located on the Rock River Illinois Rock River , Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan . Dixon is also the site ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dixon Springs, Illinois settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Illinois Location coordinates region US IL subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Illinois subdivision type2 List of counties in Illinois County subdivision name2 Pope County, Illinois Pope Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 479 latd 37 latm 23 lats 04 latNS N longd 88 longm 40 longs 07 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code Area code 618 618 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 407260 GR 3 blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Dixon Springs is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois Pope County , Illinois , United States . Dixon Springs is convert 10 mi km west of Golconda, Illinois Golconda . References reflist Pope County, Illinois Category Populated places in Pope County, Illinois Category Unincorporated communities in IllinoisIllinois geo stub ... more details
Dixon High School DHS is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois . In 1918 the north North Dixon High School and south South Central High ... was needed. The new 600,000 High School was completed in 1929. Dixon High School is likely best known as the alma mater of President Ronald Reagan . Current Dixon High School Dixon High School DHS is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois ...?q28 DHS Dixon High School Website References Reflist 2 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Category High schools in Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois Category Schools in Lee County, Illinois ... replaced the North Dixon High School and the South Central High School. In 1959 two large wings ... Academy was implemented in 2007. About 1000 students currently attend DHS. Students at Dixon ... Principal Source Pictorial History of Lee County Schools Former Dixon Schools Dixon First High School The First High School in the City of Dixon was located at 117 East Second Street in the City of Dixon. The building was originally constructed in 1843 and used by the Methodist as their first church building. Later it was sold to the school district and became the first high school in Dixon ... School, completed in 1869, was located on Seventh Street, near Highland Avenue, in the City of Dixon ... and served the South side of Dixon. History of Lee County, Hill Publishing, 1881 Red Brick ... was torn down to make way for tennis courts and a playground. Dixon Telegraph, February 26, 1954 ... side of the river in Dixon. Source Pictorial History of Lee County Schools North Dixon School , District 23 North Dixon School was located on the corner of East Morgan and Brinton Avenue. Loveland Records ... on the North Side of Dixon until a new High School was built next door in 1900. It then served the needs for the younger students until Washington School was built about 1954. Source Dixon Evening ... more details
, Lee County, Illinois Nelson Township was created on February 28, 1860, and South Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois South Dixon Township was created on February 12, 1867. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , Dixon Township covers an area of convert 30.28 sqmi of this, convert ..., villages Dixon, IllinoisDixon north three quarters Cemeteries The township contains these five cemeteries Burket, Chapel Hill, Dixon State School, Mount Union and Oakwood. School districts Dixon Unit School District 170 Political districts Illinois s 14th congressional district State House District 90 State Senate District 45 References cite gnis 0428899 Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois 2011 ... Geographic Location Centre Dixon Township North Grand Detour Township, Ogle County, Illinois ... County Southeast Nachusa Township, Lee County, Illinois Nachusa Township South South Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois South Dixon Township Southwest Nelson Township, Lee County, Illinois Nelson ..., Illinois Category Populated places established in 1849 es Municipio de Dixon condado de Lee, Illinois ...Infobox settlement official name Dixon Township settlement type Civil township Township nickname motto ... Map highlighting Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois.svg mapsize map caption Location in Lee County image map1 Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County.svg mapsize1 150px map caption1 Lee County s location in Illinois Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IL subdivision ... States State subdivision name1 flag Illinois subdivision type2 List of counties in Illinois County subdivision name2 Lee County, Illinois Lee government footnotes government type leader title leader ... name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 0428899 website footnotes Dixon Township is one of twenty two Civil township townships in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois ... results 01000US& format & lang en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder ref History Dixon ... more details
ft website footnotes Infobox ends South Dixon Township is located in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois . The population was 828 at the United States Census 2000 2000 census . South Dixon was formed from Dixon Township, Lee County, IllinoisDixon Township on February 12, 1867. External links ... township South Dixon Lee IL.html City data.com http www.co.cook.il.us Cook County Official Site http www.cyberdriveillinois.com departments archives irad lee.html Illinois State Archives Lee County, IllinoisIllinois coord 41 47 42 N 89 27 51 W type city region US IL source GNIS enwiki display title Category Townships in Lee County, Illinois Category 1867 establishments LeeIL geo stub es Municipio de South Dixon condado de Lee, Illinois ... more details
Dixon is an alternative to Dickson disambiguation Dickson . It is of English origin meaning son of Richard, or Dick s son. TOCright Places In Canada Dixon, Ontario In the United States of America Dixon, California Dixon, IllinoisDixon, Iowa Dixon, Kentucky Dixon, New Orleans , Louisiana Dixon, Michigan Dixon, Missouri Dixon, Montana Dixon, Nebraska Dixon, New Mexico Dixon, Wyoming Dixon County, Nebraska Dixon Township, Logan County, North Dakota Dixon Entrance , part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and Canada Dixon Lane Meadow Creek, California It also appears in the name of Dixons Creek, Victoria , Australia People Dixon surname Other uses USS Dixon AS 37 USS Dixon AS 37 , a U.S. Navy submarine tender Dixon of Dock Green , BBC TV police series Dixon Ticonderoga , a pencil manufacturer See also Dixon s factorization method Papapetrou Dixon equations Gabe Dixon Band Dixons disambiguation Dikson disambiguation Dickson disambiguation Disambig geo ca Dixon de Dixon es Dixon fr Dixon hr Dikson it Dixon he nl Dikson ja pl Dixon pt Dixon ru fi Dixon sv Dixon uk zh ... more details
Image Dixon s Ferry.jpg thumb right Dixon s Ferry on the Rock River, pre 1903. Dixon s Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois , United States . It was located on the bank of the Rock River Illinois Rock River near present day Illinois Route 26 , John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria, Illinois Peoria to Galena . He also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon s Ferry. ref name gibler Gibler, Bob. http www.dixonil.com history.htm History of Dixon , City of Dixon , official site, accessed January 18, 2011. ref File Dixons ferry marker 2007.jpg thumb right Plaque marking the site of Dixon s Ferry. References reflist Black Hawk War 1832 coord missing Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois LeeIL geo stub ... more details
coord 41.84613 89.485115 display title Image ft dixon.jpg thumb 250px right A Painting of Fort Dixon Fort Dixon , located along the banks of the Rock River Mississippi River Rock River in present day Dixon, Illinois , served as a military base during the Black Hawk War . History While currently known as Dixon, Illinois , the town was named Dixon s Ferry at the time of the construction of the fort. On May 22, 1832, Fort Dixon was officially named as a base by General Henry Atkinson soldier Henry Atkinson http lincoln.lib.niu.edu cgi bin philologic getobject.pl?c.3418 24.lincoln.462353.462358 . Because the site was centrally located between Fort Dearborn , Fort Armstrong, Illinois Fort Armstrong , and Fort Clark, Illinois Fort Clark , General Atkinson established Fort Dixon as his command post. Additionally, the Illinois militia used the ferry to transport troops and supplies across the river. http www.fortdixon.com about.htm Many notable soldiers served at Fort Dixon, including Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis , Winfield Scott , and Zachary Taylor http fortdixon.com history.htm . Recent news According to a Fort Dixon website http www.fortdixon.com index.html , citizens interested in rebuilding a Fort Dixon replica are encouraged to contact the group for further information http www.fortdixon.com help.htm . External links http www.fortdixon.com Fort Dixon Mainpage http www.dixonil.com Welcome to Dixon, Illinois Category Black Hawk War ... more details
Adlai Stevenson br nobold withdrew s ttl title Illinois Democratic Party Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois years 1952 lost s aft after Richard Austin end Lieutenant Governors of Illinois Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Sherwood ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH Dixon, Illinois DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1973 PLACE OF DEATH Dixon, Illinois DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Sherwood Category Illinois Democrats Category Lieutenant Governors of Illinois Category 1896 births Category 1973 deaths Category People from Dixon, Illinois Category ...John Sherwood Dixon better known as Sherwood Dixon June 19, 1896 May 17, 1973 was an US American politician from Illinois , member of the US Democratic Party Democratic Party . Born in Dixon, IllinoisDixon Lee County, Illinois . A veteran of World War I and Illinois National Guard , he was a member of the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee 1938 , a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention 1940 alternate , 1952 Democratic National Convention 1952 and 1956 Democratic National Convention 1965 alternate Democratic National Conventions. He is best known for serving as the List of lieutenant governors of Illinois 36th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois under Governor of Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II Adlai Stevenson from January 10, 1949 to January 13, 1953. Although Stevenson initially sought re election in 1952 and won Democratic primary Sherwood himself won a renomination for Lieutenant Governor , he was successfully drafted as a Democratic presidential nominee ... Dixon replaced him as the gubernatorial nominee and went to lose to Republican Party United States ... Cemetery there. His son, James E. Dixon , was a Mayor of Dixon 1983 1991 . References http politicalgraveyard.com ... Governor of Illinois years 1949 1953 s aft after John William Chapman s ppo s bef before Edward C. Hunter s ttl title Illinois Democratic Party Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ... more details
OF DEATH September 26, 2011 PLACE OF DEATH Chicago, Illinois , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Jessy Category ... American Christians Category Disease related deaths in Illinois no Jessy Dixon ro Jessy Dixon ...Infobox musical artist name Jessy Dixon Image Imagesize 120px caption background solo singer birth date birth date 1938 3 12 mf y birth place San Antonio, Texas , United States origin Chicago, Illinois ... date death date and age 2011 9 26 1938 3 12 mf y death place Chicago, Illinois Years Active 1960s 2011 ... . Jessy Dixon March 12, 1938 September 26, 2011 was an United States American gospel music singer, songwriter ... . REF http www.allmusic.com artist jessy dixon p2262 credits Allmusic credits ref Dixon was an ordained ... 2011 Biography Born in San Antonio, Texas , Dixon sang and played his first song at the age of five ... artists to sing and record Jessy Dixon s compositions, God Can Do Anything But Fail, and My God ..., Dixon and The Jessy Dixon Singers were requested to do four encores. Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel fame , was in the audience and invited Dixon to share the stage with him as lead vocalist on NBC TV s Saturday Night Live . Dixon found himself touring with Simon across the U.S., France, Canada , Scandinavia , Israel , and Japan . Dixon s affiliation with Simon lasted eight years, during which ... invited him to sing at a Gaither Homecoming Homecoming video taping. Dixon was a favorite on the series ... . Dixon performed in the show, Black Nativity with The Jessy Dixon Theater Group . Citation needed date October 2011 Death Dixon was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, and waged a very hard battle against the disease. Dixon died on September 26, 2011 at his home in Chicago, aged 73. ref http www.nytimes.com 2011 09 27 arts music jessy dixon gospel singer and songwriter dies at 73.html New York Times obituary ref ref http articles.chicagotribune.com 2011 09 29 news ct met dixon obit 20110929 1 gospel music gospel singer anthony heilbut Dixon profile Chicago Tribune ref Quotes Natalie Cole Jessy s music ... more details
Reds 1929 . ref name Leo Dixon statistics Dixon was known as a light Batting baseball hitting , defensive specialist. Professional career Early career Born in Chicago, Illinois , Dixon began his ... at the age of 89 in Chicago, Illinois. ref name Leo Dixon statistics Dixon was buried at Holy ..., Illinois DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Leo Category 1894 births Category 1984 deaths Category People from Chicago ...Infobox MLB player name Leo Dixon image Leo Dixon.jpg alt caption position Catcher birth date birth date 1894 9 4 birth place Chicago, Illinois death date death date and age 1984 4 11 1894 9 4 death place Chicago, Illinois bats Right throws Right debutdate April 14 debutyear 1925 debutteam St. Louis ... Dixon September 4, 1894 April 11, 1984 was an American Professional baseball professional baseball player. ref name Leo Dixon statistics cite web url http www.baseball reference.com players d dixonle01.shtml title Leo Dixon statistics publisher Baseball reference.com accessdate 6 January 2012 ref ... name Leo Dixon statistics ref name Confidence Helps Dixon Make Good cite news title Confidence Helps Dixon Make Good agency work The Milwaukee Journal page 8 date 9 January 1925 accessdate 6 January ... dixon catcher&hl en ref His strong throwing arm attracted the attention of Jack Hendricks , then the Manager ... Association . ref name Confidence Helps Dixon Make Good Dixon spent three seasons with Indianapolis ... him. ref name Confidence Helps Dixon Make Good All the teams in the league passed on making an offer for his services except for the St. Paul Saints . ref name Confidence Helps Dixon Make Good Given a chance to play every day with the Saints in By 1924 , Dixon posted a .272 batting average with 10 home run s in 149 games. ref name Leo Dixon minor league statistics cite web url http www.baseball reference.com minors player.cgi?id dixon 001leo title Leo Dixon minor league statistics publisher ... the Saints win the 1924 American Association Pennant sports pennant . ref name Confidence Helps Dixon ... more details
, September 25, 1952, Page 10. Los Angeles Times, Ted Briskin Weds Actress Joan Dixon , October 18, 1952, Page A1. Los Angeles Times, Joan Dixon Film Actress, Gets Divorce , January 19, 1954, Page ... name 0228875 Amg name 19364 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Joan ALTERNATIVE ... February 20, 1992 PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles, California DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Joan Category American ... more details
Edward Dixon may refer to Ed Dixon , American playwright and actor Edward Weah Dixon , Liberian footballer See also Edward Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Edward ... more details
Tony Dixon may refer to Tony Dixon Brookside Tony Dixon DJ died 2010 , Irish disc jockey Tony Dixon American football born 1979 , American football player See also Antonie Dixon 1968 2009 , New Zealand murderer Anthony Dixon born 1987 , American football player hndis Dixon, Tony ... more details
Tom Dixon may refer to Tom Dixon American football Tom Dixon baseball Tom Dixon industrial designer Tommy Dixon , English former footballer See also Thomas Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Tom Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Frank Dixon may refer to Frank Dixon lacrosse 1878 1932 , Canadian lacrosse player Frank M. Dixon 1892 1965 , Alabama politician Frank J. Dixon 1920 2008 , scientist See also Francis Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Frank de Frank Dixon ... more details
Jonathan Dixon may refer to Jonathan Dixon actor , soap opera actor Jonathan Dixon TV actor Jonathan Dixon judge Jonny Dixon born 1984 , English footballer See also John Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Jonathan Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Charlie Dixon may refer to Charlie Dixon musician , jazz banjoist Charlie Dixon English footballer , 1903 1983 Charlie Dixon Australian footballer , born 1990 See also Charley Dixon , fictional character in Terminator Charles Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Charlie ... more details
in Europe. ref name russell File Willie Dixon 1979.jpg thumb right 240px right Dixon in Cary, Illinois ..., Illinois . Dixon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the early influences ...Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Willie Dixon image caption image size birth name William James Dixon alias background solo singer birth date birth date 1915 7 1 br small ... , Illinois , United States instrument Singing Vocals , double bass , guitar genre Blues , rock ... William James Willie Dixon July 1, 1915 January 29, 1992 was an American blues musician , vocalist ... on both the upright bass and the guitar and as a vocalist, Dixon is perhaps best known ... blues sound. Dixon s songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genre s as well ... name Trager2004 and a posthumous duet music duet with Colin James . Biography Early life Dixon ... rhymed the things she said, a habit her son imitated. At the age of seven, young Dixon became an admirer of a band that featured pianist Little Brother Montgomery . Dixon was first introduced to blues ... harmony from local carpenter Leo Phelps. Dixon sang bass in Phelps group The Jubilee Singers, a local gospel music gospel quartet that regularly appeared on the Vicksburg radio station WQBC. Dixon ... Dixon left Mississippi for Chicago in 1936. A man of considerable stature, at 6 and a half feet and weighing over 250 pounds, he took up boxing he was so successful that he won the Illinois State .... ref name Snowden1997 Snowden, Don 1997 . ref Dixon turned professional as a boxer and worked briefly as Joe Louis sparring partner. After four fights, Dixon left boxing after getting into a fight with his manager over being cheated out of money. Dixon met Leonard Caston at the boxing gym where they would harmonize at times. Dixon performed in several vocal groups in Chicago but it was Caston that got .... Dixon s experience singing bass made the instrument familiar. He also learned the guitar. Dixon ... more details
Charles Dixon may refer to Charles Dixon artist 1872 1934 , British maritime artist Charles P. Dixon 1873 1939 , English tennis player Charles Dixon ornithologist 1858 1926 , English ornithologist Charles Dixon gentleman farmer died 1817 , New Brunswick farmer and judge Chuck Dixon born 1954 , American comic book author Charles Harvey Dixon 1862 1923 , British politician See also Charlie Dixon disambiguation Charles Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Charles ... more details
Stephen Dixon is the name of Stephen Dixon author born 1936 , American author Stephen Dixon ice hockey born 1985 , Canadian professional ice hockey player Stephen Dixon newsreader , English news presenter Stephen Dixon cricketer born 1958 , former English cricketer Steve Dixon actor born 1956 , British actor and academic Steve Dixon baseball born 1969 , former Major League Baseball pitcher See also Steven Dickson disambiguation Dixon surname hndis Dixon, Stephen ... more details
Dixon, Aaron Category 1949 births Category People from Chicago, Illinois Category People from ...Infobox Politician name Aaron Dixon image Aaron Dixon 01.jpg caption Aaron Dixon, 2012 office term start ... successor2 constituency2 majority2 birth date birth date and age 1949 01 02 birth place Chicago, Illinois ... website http www.aarondixon.org footnotes Aaron Dixon born January 2, 1949 is an United States American ... Panther Chapter, Aaron Dixon Still at Forefront of Struggle for Racial Equality publisher Indybay date ... on the Green Party United States Green Party ticket. Background As an adolescent, Dixon marched ..., Dixon started the Free Breakfast for Children program that fed thousands of hungry African ..., California in 1977. After leaving the Panthers, Dixon worked for several non profit organization .... It also teaches them the importance of serving their community. Dixon is the father of six and lives ... framed Aaron Dixon for U.S. Senate yard sign On March 9, 2006, Dixon announced his decision to seek ... , to end the war on drugs and bring back attention to the issue of poverty. On April 8, 2006, the Dixon ..., where he raised US 4,000. Speakers included Amy Hagopian and Elaine Brown. On May 13, 2006, Dixon .... On July 10, 2006, the Secretary of State s office announced that the Dixon campaign had gathered the appropriate nomination signatures and that Aaron Dixon would appear on the November ballot. Also ... reactions to Dixon s candidacy have come from some local progressives, peace activists, gay rights ... www.seattlepi.com local 262469 senate10.html As an Anti war Candidate, Dixon Says he is no Spoiler ... effect . Dixon denies that he is a spoiler, arguing that Cantwell s support for the 2003 Iraq War meant that he would draw anti war voters that would not support Cantwell. Dixon s entrance into what .... ref http dixon4senate.com endorsers ref Dixon faced criticism for having criminal charges on his record ... records circulated by a local Republican Party activist also showed that Dixon owed several thousand ... more details
Ben Dixon may refer to Ben Dixon Australian rules footballer , Australian rules player Ben Dixon footballer born 1974 , English football soccer player Ben Dixon musician , jazz drummer Ben Dixon fictional character , in the Robotech universe hndis name Dixon, Ben ... more details
Don Dixon is the name of Don Dixon artist born 1951 , space artist, painter and illustrator Don Dixon musician born 1950 , record producer, songwriter, musician, bassist See also Donald Dickson Farmer , Scottish recipient of the VC hndis name Dixon, Don DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Don nn Don Dixon ... more details
There are several places called Mount Dixon Mount Dixon Alaska , in the United States Mount Dixon Heard Island , in Australia s subantarctic islands Mount Dixon, Mid Canterbury , in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand Mount Dixon, North Canterbury , in the northern Canterbury Region of New Zealand Mount Dixon Northern Territory , in Australia geodis ... more details
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