Name Tutty Baker | ||
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Died 1855, Freeport, Illinois, United States | ||
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William "Tutty" Baker (1793-1855), credited as the founder of Freeport, Illinois, built a trading post on the banks of the Pecatonica River. A generous man, Baker began operating a free ferry across the river and even invited travelers into his home for meals and lodging. According to one story, Freeport earned its name after Baker's wife, Elizabeth Baker, asked him if his river port was a "Free Port", because of the number of people he didn't charge to ferry across the river.
A monument to him was erected in Freeport by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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