Spoon River

The Spoon River is a 147-mile-long tributary of the in west-central in the . The river drains largely agricultural prairie country between and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rockwell Mound and Havana Water Tower.

Archaeological site
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has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987. The mound is located in Rockwell Park, on North Orange Street in the city of in .

Water tower
The is a historic water tower which stands in . Built in 1889 and designed by architect F. William Raider, it holds 50,000 gallons and was the town's only water supply until 1962.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havana.

Town
is a city and the county seat of , United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 3,301 tabulated in 2010.

Spoon River

Latitude
40.30699° or 40° 18′ 25″ north
Longitude
-90.07067° or 90° 4′ 14″ west
Elevation
443 feet (135 metres)
Open location code
86GF8W4H+QP
Geo­Names ID
4912181
Wiki­data ID
Q3966983
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Spoon River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Spoon
  • Cebuano: Spoon River
  • Dutch: Spoon River
  • Hebrew: ספון
  • Irish: Abhainn Spoon
  • Italian: Spoon River
  • Italian: Spoon
  • Japanese: スプーン川
  • Mingrelian: სპუნი
  • Venetian: Spoon
  • Welsh: Afon Spoon

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