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Tampico, Illinois

June 2004

Tampico, Illinois, 1910

Tampico, Illinois, 1910
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Tampico, Illinois was founded in 1856 by John W. Glassburn and was incorporated in 1875. It is an agricultural region producing mainly grain and noted for the number of Amish-Mennonite families who have settled in the area. President Ronald Reagan was born here on February 6, 1911.

For more information, see the Tampico Historical Society.

A biography of Ronald Reagan is available at The White House webpage

Tampico Historical Society, 2004

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