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Capt. James Moore Farmstead

Capt. James Moore Farmstead

United States historic place

The Capt. James Moore Farmstead in Waterloo, Illinois represents the oldest American settlement in the Northwest Territory. It includes the Bellefontaine House, the kitchen of which is believed to be Moore's original log cabin. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1982.

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References

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    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Further reading

Moore, John Milton. "Reminiscences of the Moore Family: Descended from James Moore, who Settled at Belle Fontaine, in the State of Illinois, in the Year 1782." Evening Tribune Book and Job Printing House, 1882.

"Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers" (Google eBook). Higginson Book Company: Monroe County, Ill., 1883.

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