Freeport

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Freeport is a small city in northern Illinois known as the county seat of Stephenson County and for its historic role in the Lincoln–Douglas debates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
climate humid continental climate
country United States
foundedIn 1830s
hasAreaCode 779
815
hasCounty Stephenson County, Illinois
hasCountyFunction administrative center of Stephenson County
hasEconomicSector agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasEducationalInstitution Highland Community College
hasGovernmentType mayor–council government
hasHistoricEvent Freeport Doctrine announcement by Stephen A. Douglas
hasHistoricMarker Lincoln–Douglas debate monument
hasHistoricSite Lincoln–Douglas Debate Square
hasLocalTradition pretzel-themed festivals
hasNickname Pretzel City, USA
linked to: Pretzel City
hasPark Krape Park
hasPopulationRange 20000–30000 inhabitants
hasPostalCode 61032
hasTransportation Illinois Route 26
Illinois Route 75
U.S. Route 20
incorporatedAsCityIn 1850s
isCountySeatOf Stephenson County, Illinois
knownFor role in the Lincoln–Douglas debates
second Lincoln–Douglas debate of 1858
locatedIn Stephenson County, Illinois
locatedInRegion northern Illinois
locatedNear Illinois–Wisconsin border
locatedOnRiver Pecatonica River
locatedWestOf Rockford, Illinois
namedAfter Freeport, Maine
partOf Midwestern United States
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone

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