Aledo Quadrangle
Aledo may refer to: * Aledo, Illinois * Aledo, Texas *Aledo, Spain Aledo is a municipality in the Region of Murcia, southern Spain. It is home to a castle built during the early Middle Ages by the Moors, to command the Guadalentín valley. When the Taifa of Murcia was conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, it was a ...

Aledo, Illinois
Aledo (u--doh) is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,640 at the 2010 census, up from 3,613 in 2000. It is the county seat of Mercer County. History Aledo was established in the 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. It was briefly named DeSoto, after Hernando de Soto, until the discovery of an identically named village in Jackson County, Illinois. Development in the Downtown Aledo Historic District began in the 1850s, and the oldest surviving buildings date from the following decade. A post office has been in operation at Aledo since September 24, 1856. In 1857, the county seat was moved to Aledo from Millersburg after a countywide referendum. Aledo was incorporated on August 15, 1863. In the 1950s, the first Tastee-Freez in the United States was built in the downtown. Geography Aledo is located at (41.200172, -90.749956). According to the 2010 census, Aledo has a total area of , of which (or 99.5%) is land and (or 0.5%) i ...
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Aledo, Texas
Aledo ( ) is a city in Parker County, Texas, Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,858 in 2020. The city is served by the Aledo Independent School District. History The Parker post office was established in 1880 by Littleberry Rudolph Fawks. Two years later the name was changed to Aledo, likely suggested by a Texas & Pacific Railway official for Aledo, Illinois. Post office established May 25, 1882 as Aledo, postmaster Eli J. McConnell. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,858 people, 1,564 households, and 1,219 families residing in the city. Notable people * David Barton (author), David Barton, founder and president of the Wallbuilders organization. * E. R. Bills (author), E. R. Bills, a writer and journalist known for his books on Texas history and his research into the Slocum Massacre * Daniel Hunter (musician), D ...
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