Bernadotte, Illinois

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Bernadotte is an unincorporated village located in Fulton County, Illinois.

Geography

The unincorporated village of Bernadotte lies four miles north of Ipava on the Spoon River.Bernadotte is located approximately at 40°37' North, 90°28' West (northeast corner of old Camp Ellis [U.S. Army] ).

Bernadotte is the location of the only dam on the Spoon River. The current dam was erected by U.S. Army Engineers to impound water for Camp Ellis and replaced an earlier mill and mill dam. The dam is still a favored fishing site for area fishermen.

History

Until the early 1940s, Bernadotte had a population of about four hundred people when it was razed, with the exception of one building, to become part of the Camp Ellis prisoner of war and training camp during World War II. The population of Bernadotte at the present is well under one hundred persons and was not recorded on the 2000 U.S. Census.

The Bernadotte Bridge is one of the few iron bridges still standing in Illinois. The bridge was built and placed into service in 1910 replacing a covered bridge that once crossed the Spoon River at Bernadotte. The iron bridge at Bernadotte has been closed to vehicular traffic for a number of years, but still remains a major attraction for residents and visitors to Spoon River country.

External links

* [http://www.vit.k12.il.us/community/be.htm Bernadotte]