Wakefield, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois
, United States
. Wakefield is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northwest of Olney
. Chemist Reynold C. Fuson
was born near Wakefield.
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...
. Wakefield is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northwest of Olney
Olney, Illinois
Olney is a city in Richland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,631 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Richland County.-History:...
. Chemist Reynold C. Fuson
Reynold C. Fuson
Reynold Clayton Fuson was an American chemist.Born in Wakefield, Illinois, Fuson attended Central Normal College in Danville, Indiana, where after one year in 1914 he was certified as a teacher. He received a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Montana, a Master's degree from...
was born near Wakefield.