This section was destroyed by fire in the summer of 1879 and new stores were built at the present location. The village of Weldon, Illinois, was surveyed and platted by surveyor John Brown, in the spring of 1872.
In the summer of 1879, this area suffered a fire that destroyed it; subsequently, new storage facilities were built at its present location. Surveyor John Brown surveyed and planned the village of Weldon, Illinois, in spring 1872.