Tonti, Illinois

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Tonti is a township to the northwest of Salem, Illinois, USA. The village of Tonti is now little more than a bend on the road and a sign, near where the Illinois Central Railroad tracks cross Interstate 57.

Tonti was named in honor of Henri de Tonti, an early Italian/French explorer of Illinois. Tonti Township may be the only monument to one of the first Europeans in Illinois.

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