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About the Historic Bell Hill |
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On a hill in Union County, Illinois, just
outside of Cobden, stands a home with a story embroidered into the
fabric of the rural landscape it dominates. Like traveling to a
different time, each day spent in this home resonates the rich history
of the land and the people who loved it. Only a few families
have owned Bell Hill over the last century. James Bell, the
original owner, made a fortune in timber. Just after the Civil
War, the growing towns and cities needed trainloads of lumber to
satisfy the need. Mr. Bell met the demand with logs cut from vast
tracts of southern Illinois forests which fed into his saw mills.
The need was so great that at least one carload of Bell lumber was
hooked to every northbound train. As you can imagine, Bell Hill
has many stories.
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