CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Hancock County Historical Society has announced its Saturday, Feb. 21, quarterly program — The Moffitts, 200 Plus Years in Hancock County. The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Carthage Community Center, 301 Main St. In 1820, brothers Thomas and James Moffitt bought land along the Mississippi River just south of what was to become Nauvoo. That land, purchased before the county was even formed, is Hancock County’s only regi…
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