Summer Hill, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°32′47″N 90°55′09″W / 39.54639°N 90.91917°W / 39.54639; -90.91917
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Summer Hill
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GNIS feature ID0419343[1]

Summer Hill is an

unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, United States. U.S. Route 54 runs through the town connecting it with Pittsfield approximately six miles to the northeast.[2]

History

Lyman Scott founded Summer Hill in 1845, one year after building a summer home at the site. Scott, a prominent local merchant, established and funded the community's first school shortly thereafter. Scott's house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the oldest surviving home in the community.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summer Hill, Illinois
  2. ISBN 0-89933-321-4
  3. ^ Grote, Frederick (September 20, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Scott, Lyman, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.


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