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What is the history of Albion, Illinois?

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What is the history of Albion, Illinois?

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Albion was founded soon after the end of the War of 1812 by a colony of Englishmen led by George Flower. The American settlers in Edwards County, many veterans of the War, mostly from Kentucky, viewed the English colony with great suspicion: Were these spies sent by England to prepare for the next attempt to take over the Northwest Territory? In 1824, Illinois moved the county seat of Edwards county from Mount Carmel, IllinoisMt. Carmel to Albion. Four companies of militia marched from Mt. Carmel toward Albion to recover the documents previously stored in their courthouse. The situation was resolved by separating Wabash County, IllinoisWabash County from Edwards County. The divided counties remain two of the smallest in Illinois. Source: http://en.wikipedia.