Phillips Landing
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Phillips Landing Later known as The Griggsville Landing
In 1822, Mr.Van Dusen started a ferry on the Illinois River later called Phillips Ferry and then known as The Griggsville Landing. Mr. Van Dusen commenced with a canoe, ferrying footmen and swimming horses. He later sold his ferry and land claim to Nimrod Phillps, many of whose descendants are still living in Pike County, Illinois. It was first surveyed by the government in the years 1817 - 1819.
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- Massie, Capt. M.D. Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Chicago, IL, Retrieved November 29, 2007.
