Parks
This park is a palindrome.
Krape Park
This building once housed the Carnegie Library donated by Andrew Carnegie.
City Hall
This Freeportian became the first African-American billionaire in 2001.
Robert Johnson
This famous event took place on August 27, 1858.
Lincoln Douglas Debate
The symbol of our school pride.
Pretzel
This park houses the Little Cubs Field.
Read Park
This home was built in 1857 for a banker/attorney.
During the Civil War, this home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.
Oscar Taylor House
This Freeportian was a running back in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.
Preston Pearson
This FHS group has performed throughout the US and this year marked its 43rd performance.
Showtime
The current site for this school was built in 1925 and consisted of 58 classrooms.
Freeport High School
This park has more than 4 miles of trails and once housed a lodge, an auditorium, and a nature center.
Oakdale
This home, which is located on Galena Avenue, was home to the man responsible for the demise of President James Garfield.
Guiteau House
Born in 1881, this Freeportian was the first American movie gossip columnist whose columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide.
Louella Parsons
This former President once made an appearance in Freeport while running for U.S. Senate in 2004.
Barack Obama
This year marked the 20th year of this event which celebrates the arts.
World Arts Festival
This park contains a statue of Abraham Lincoln sculpted in 1928-1929 by Leonard Crunelle.
Taylor Park
The current location of the Newell Building on the corner of Stephenson Street and State Avenue, was once the location of this prominent Freeport Hotel.
Brewster House Hotel
This Freeportian was once a Harlem Globetrotter.
McKinley “Deacon” Davis
Although minor, this natural disaster struck Freeport in May of 1909.
Earthquake
This school was once home to the Shamrocks.
Freeport Middle School
The land for this park was purchased by W.T. Rawleigh and was later named in honor of his son.
Wilbur Park
This building was built in 1975, replacing the original built on the site in 1870.
The Civil War Monument sits on the site of this building.
Stephenson County Courthouse
This Freeportian competed as a professional boxer from 1988 to 1995 and was a two time middleweight world champion.
Gerald McClellan
This pastime was a major community event which took place in Taylor Park in the late 1800’s.
Horse Racing
This Freeportian served as Superintendent for Freeport School District from 2000-2012 and as interim in 2014.
Peter Flynn