Ticona, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

41°13′27″N 89°03′09″W / 41.22417°N 89.05250°W / 41.22417; -89.05250CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLaSalleTownship EdenElevation

646 ft (197 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61370

Area code(s)815 & 779GNIS feature ID423241^[1]

Ticona is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Ticona is located at the junction of East 550th Road and North 2101st Road,^[2] approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tonica. Ticona shares a ZIP code with Tonica.^[3] Ticona was a stop on the Burlington Railroad's Illinois Valley and Northern line between LaSalle and Streator.^[4] The railroad constructed a depot, stock yards, water tank, and small grain elevator. The Columbia Hotel of Streator built a small dancing pavilion and beer garden called Columbia Park in the woods near the depot. During a large party, a violent storm hit with lightning killing a man and destroying the park.^[5] Also noted for an amateur hypnotist accidentally sending a family to sleep in 1902.^[6]

References

^ "Ticona, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Google (May 2, 2019). "Ticona, Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Burlington Route Historical Society". www.burlingtonroute.org. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and The Prairies. pp. 404 & 406.
^ Undine (April 18, 2018). "Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping of the Day". Strange Company. Retrieved April 15, 2020.