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The John Deere House and Shop, Illinois

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The John Deere House and Shop is located in the unincorporated village of Grand Detour, Illinois, near the Lee County city of Dixon. The site is known as the location where the first steel plow was invented by John Deere in 1837. The site includes John Deere’s house, a replica of his original blacksmith shop, a gift shop and an archaeological exhibit showing the excavation site of his original blacksmith shop. The Deere House and Shop is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it joined that list in 1966, the year the Register was established. Prior to that it was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 19, 1964. Illinois vacation packages.
GPS travel destinations: 41° 50′ 20″ N, 89° 28′ 46″ W

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