Dahinda, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Dahinda is an unincorporated community
in Knox County
, Illinois
, United States
. It is part of the Galesburg
Micropolitan Statistical Area
. Dahinda is in Persifer Township and lies a mile or so north of U.S. Highway 150 and Interstate 74
. Knox County Highway 15 runs from north to south through Dahinda. Once a bustling town, as time has gone on, the businesses in this community moved on, but the community still continues to exist.
. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
. "All the air was white with moonlight, All the water black with shadow, And around him the Suggema, The mosquito, sang his war-song, And the fire-flies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him ; And the bull-frog, the Dahinda, thrust his head into the moonlight, Fixed his yellow eyes upon him, Sobbed and sank beneath the surface."
From the 1899 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, W. Seldon Gale & Geo. Candee Gale
published by Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers, Chicago & New York:
"This place was laid out in the summer of 1888, by the Santa Fe Town and Land Company. It is held in the name of the president of that company and contains 47.74 acres. It stands on the northwest quarter of Section 24. It contains a freight and express office, two stores, a blacksmith shop, a grain elevator, and twenty-five dwellings, one of which is a boarding house. The railroad has a pump house and tank, and a fine bridge over Spoon River. R. J. Bedford is the village doctor and William G. Sargeant is postmaster and notary. There is a good school house, and a building of The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (since renamed the Community of Christ
). D. C. Smith is the minister and leading man of this organization."
(D. C. Smith referenced above would be Don Carlos Smith, one of the sons of Joseph Smith
)
runs east and west through Dahinda. The BNSF Railway bridge over the Spoon River is a steel bridge built in 1908. A pipeline runs under Dahinda, along the tracks of the BNSF. The pipeline was originally originally owned by the Prairie State Oil Company, later by Sinclair Oil Corporation, and today is owned by BP
. A former pumping station for the pipeline still stands in Dahinda. A large smokestack for the pumping station can be seen for miles in the Court Creek Valley, and is a focal point for the town. Oak Run
, a resort community and golf course located on Spoon Lake is located in Dahinda.
in a low valley with hills surrounding the town to the north and south. Mike Svob, in his book Paddling Illinois, featured the Spoon River portion from Dahinda to Maquon as one of the "64 great trips by canoe and kayak" in Illinois. Court Creek comes in from the west and flows into the Spoon River in Dahinda. Dahinda is prone to many floods from both Court Creek and the Spoon River. Besides some amount of timber, the area surrounding Dahinda is an agricultural area with corn and soybeans as major crops.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Knox County
Knox County, Illinois
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 52,919, which is a decrease of 5.2% from 55,836 in 2000...
, Illinois
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Galesburg micropolitan area
The Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in west central Illinois, anchored by the city of Galesburg....
. Dahinda is in Persifer Township and lies a mile or so north of U.S. Highway 150 and Interstate 74
Interstate 74
Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio...
. Knox County Highway 15 runs from north to south through Dahinda. Once a bustling town, as time has gone on, the businesses in this community moved on, but the community still continues to exist.
Origin of the Name "Dahinda"
The name "Dahinda" comes from The Song of HiawathaThe Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem, in trochaic tetrameter, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, featuring an Indian hero and loosely based on legends and ethnography of the Ojibwe and other Native American peoples contained in Algic Researches and additional writings of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft...
. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
. "All the air was white with moonlight, All the water black with shadow, And around him the Suggema, The mosquito, sang his war-song, And the fire-flies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him ; And the bull-frog, the Dahinda, thrust his head into the moonlight, Fixed his yellow eyes upon him, Sobbed and sank beneath the surface."
History
From the 1899 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, W. Seldon Gale & Geo. Candee Gale
published by Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers, Chicago & New York:
"This place was laid out in the summer of 1888, by the Santa Fe Town and Land Company. It is held in the name of the president of that company and contains 47.74 acres. It stands on the northwest quarter of Section 24. It contains a freight and express office, two stores, a blacksmith shop, a grain elevator, and twenty-five dwellings, one of which is a boarding house. The railroad has a pump house and tank, and a fine bridge over Spoon River. R. J. Bedford is the village doctor and William G. Sargeant is postmaster and notary. There is a good school house, and a building of The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (since renamed the Community of Christ
Community of Christ
The Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , is an American-based international Christian church established in April 1830 that claims as its mission "to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace"...
). D. C. Smith is the minister and leading man of this organization."
(D. C. Smith referenced above would be Don Carlos Smith, one of the sons of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.Joseph Smith may also refer to:-Latter Day Saints:* Joseph Smith, Sr. , father of Joseph Smith...
)
Today
As of 2010, the town has a post office, fire station, several houses, the Barn Bed and Breakfast, and the Dahinda United Methodist Church. The BNSF RailwayBNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
runs east and west through Dahinda. The BNSF Railway bridge over the Spoon River is a steel bridge built in 1908. A pipeline runs under Dahinda, along the tracks of the BNSF. The pipeline was originally originally owned by the Prairie State Oil Company, later by Sinclair Oil Corporation, and today is owned by BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
. A former pumping station for the pipeline still stands in Dahinda. A large smokestack for the pumping station can be seen for miles in the Court Creek Valley, and is a focal point for the town. Oak Run
Oak Run, Illinois
Oak Run is a census-designated place and resort community in Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 547.- Description :...
, a resort community and golf course located on Spoon Lake is located in Dahinda.
Geography
The town sits on the west bank of the Spoon RiverSpoon River
The Spoon River is a tributary of the Illinois River in west-central Illinois in the United States. The river drains largely agricultural prairie country between Peoria and Galesburg...
in a low valley with hills surrounding the town to the north and south. Mike Svob, in his book Paddling Illinois, featured the Spoon River portion from Dahinda to Maquon as one of the "64 great trips by canoe and kayak" in Illinois. Court Creek comes in from the west and flows into the Spoon River in Dahinda. Dahinda is prone to many floods from both Court Creek and the Spoon River. Besides some amount of timber, the area surrounding Dahinda is an agricultural area with corn and soybeans as major crops.