Dixon (Illinois)

Dixon is called "The Petunia City" but is probably best known as the boyhood home of former US President Ronald Reagan.

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Map of Dixon (Illinois)

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  • 41.8365-89.48091 Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, 816 S Hennepin Ave, ☏ +1 815 288-5176, . Open April 1st to October 31st: 10am - 4pm Monday - Saturday. The Reagan family's home from 1920-1923, this white house has a gift shop and memorial garden for the late president. Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home on Wikipedia Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home (Q7365195) on Wikidata OSM directions 
  • 41.8394-89.48342 Northwest Territory Historic Center, 205 West 5th Street, ☏ +1 815-288-5508, . This museum is located in the school building where Reagan attended 7th and 8th grades. Free, donations welcome. OSM directions (updated Nov 2016)
  • 41.889722-89.4952783 Lowell Park. Lowell Park (Dixon, Illinois) on Wikipedia Lowell Park (Q48790553) on Wikidata OSM directions (updated Feb 2019)

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  • Quality Inn Dixon, 136 Plaza Dr, ☏ +1 779-677-2204. Located halfway between Chicago and the Quad Cities near the intersection of I-88 and IL Route 26, and sits along three major tourism trails, which includes The Ronald Reagan Trail, The Historic Lincoln Highway and the Northwest Passage Heritage Corridor. 

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Routes through Dixon
Davenport ← Rock Falls ←  W  E  → Rochelle → Chicago
Rochester ← Dubuque ←  W  E  → Jct N S → Joliet
Beloit ← Rockford ←  N  S  → Sterling → END
Madison ← Freeport ←  N  S  → Jct W E → East Peoria → Peoria via
END ←  W  E  → Rochelle → Hillside



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