Berryville, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Berryville is an unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois
, United States
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, which moved grains, timber, and other natural resources from the river downstream, but eventually the countryside was cleared of trees, and erosion filled the creek’s channel with silt, making barge traffic to the area obsolete .
Currently, the community maintains the Berryville Christian Church and the Berryville Community Center. In 2003 Berryville Vineyards began selling locally grown wines .
Berryville's community center hosts two major events each year. The Osmon Fox Hunters Association Field Trial and Bench Show exhibits coonhound
dogs annually over the Fourth of July holiday . The Berryville Chowder occurs annually during the last week of August, serving Southern-Illinois style chowder
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Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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Geography
Berryville is located at 38°35′58"N 87°55′43"W (38.5994929, -87.9286439) .History
The Berryville community formed near the Bonpas CreekBonpas Creek
Bonpas Creek is a tributary of the Wabash River in Illinois. It joins the Wabash near Grayville, Illinois. In the last of its watercourse, it occupies part of a former Wabash oxbow bend....
, which moved grains, timber, and other natural resources from the river downstream, but eventually the countryside was cleared of trees, and erosion filled the creek’s channel with silt, making barge traffic to the area obsolete .
Currently, the community maintains the Berryville Christian Church and the Berryville Community Center. In 2003 Berryville Vineyards began selling locally grown wines .
Berryville's community center hosts two major events each year. The Osmon Fox Hunters Association Field Trial and Bench Show exhibits coonhound
Coonhound
A Coonhound is a type of scent hound and a member of the hound group.Coonhounds are an American style of hunting dog developed for the quarry and working conditions found in the United States. Coondogs are highly valued.-History:...
dogs annually over the Fourth of July holiday . The Berryville Chowder occurs annually during the last week of August, serving Southern-Illinois style chowder
Chowder
In North America Chowder is a generic name for a wide variety of seafood or vegetable stews and thickened soups, often with milk or cream. Some varieties are traditionally thickened with crushed ship biscuit instead of flour, which is more usual...
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