About the town » Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
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Freeport is the county seat and largest city of Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 25,638 at the 2010 census, and the mayor of Freeport is George Gaulrapp, elected in 2005. Freeport is known for hosting the second Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858, and as "Pretzel City, USA", named after the heritage of its Germanic settlers in the 1850s, as well as the pretzel company that started as a result of their arrival. The high school's mascot is the Pretzel to honor this unique heritage.
Please note, there are several place names with this name that appear in publications on Genealogy Online:
- Freeport, Freeport, Bahamas
- Freeport, Walton County, Florida, United States
- Freeport, Shelby County, Indiana, United States
- Freeport, Harper County, Kansas, United States
- Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas, United States
- Freeport, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States
- Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
- Freeport, Barry County, Michigan, United States
- Freeport, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States
- Freeport, Nassau County, New York, United States
- Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, United States
- Freeport, Sacramento County, California, United States
- Freeport, Nova Scotia, Canada