Triumph, Illinois
Triumph | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Triumph Rail Depot in 1949 | |
![]() ![]() Triumph Location of Triumph within Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°29′58″N 89°01′19″W / 41.49944°N 89.02194°WCoordinates: 41°29′58″N 89°01′19″W / 41.49944°N 89.02194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | LaSalle County |
Township | Ophir |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 61371 |
Area code(s) | 815/779 |
Triumph is an unincorporated community located just east of Interstate 39 in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Students in Triumph attend nearby Mendota public schools. The village is home to one restaurant and is known for its curling club. The community has many farms surrounding it and contains fewer than 100 people.
History[]
Triumph was so named when supporters of establishing a post office "triumphed" over those who opposed it.[2] The Triumph post office has been in operation since 1857.[3] The Chicago Northwestern Railroad established a depot in Triumph around 1900. It stood until roughly 1950.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Triumphdepot_w560h317.jpg/500px-Triumphdepot_w560h317.jpg)
Triumph Depot circa 1910
References[]
- ^ "USGS detail on Newtown". Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 131.
- ^ "LaSalle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Chicago & North Western Historical Society - Maps". cnwhs.org. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
- Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area
- Unincorporated communities in LaSalle County, Illinois
- 1857 establishments in Illinois
- Populated places established in 1857
- LaSalle County, Illinois geography stubs