What is the history of Eldorado, Illinois?

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Long before the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, George Harrison performed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Eldorado. This was the first performance by a Beatle in the United States. This was in 1963, when Harrison was visiting his sister, Louise, who lived in nearby Benton, Illinois. At one time there was an extensive maze of Railroad tracks that arched out from the town's center. They are now all replaced with bike trails. Eldorado is home to one of the smallest daily newspapers in the US, The Eldorado Daily Journal (circulation 1,200), which is a sister publication to the http://www.dailyregister.com/ Harrisburg Daily Register. In 1925, Dr. J.V. Ferrell founded Ferrell Hospital, which exists today as a 52-bed facility operated by Southern Illinois Healthcare. In 1984, a respected local physician, Dr. John Dale Cavaness, was charged with the murder of his son. The case was chronicled in the book by Darcy O'Brien, "Murder in Little Egypt". Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado%2C_Illinois

Long before the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, George Harrison performed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Eldorado. This was the first performance by a Beatle in the United States. This was in 1963, when Harrison was visiting his sister, Louise, who lived in nearby Benton, Illinois. At one time there was an extensive maze of Railroad tracks that arched out from the town's center. They are now all replaced with bike trails. Eldorado is home to one of the smallest daily newspapers in the US, The Eldorado Daily Journal (circulation 1,200), which is a sister publication to the http://www.dailyregister.com/ Harrisburg Daily Register. In 1925, Dr. J.V. Ferrell founded Ferrell Hospital, which exists today as a 52-bed facility operated by Southern Illinois Healthcare. In 1984, a respected local physician, Dr. John Dale Cavaness, was charged with the murder of his son. The case was chronicled in the book by Darcy O'Brien, "Murder in Little Egypt". Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado%2C_Illinois

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