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Amboy is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States, along the Green River. The population was 2,500 at the 2010 census. The chain of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. began in Amboy when Samuel Carson opened his first dry goods store there in 1854. The Christian denomination Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, had a general conference in Amboy on April 6, 1860, at which time Joseph Smith III reorganized the church founded by his father Joseph Smith, Jr.

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History

Amboy had its start in the 1850s when the Illinois Central Railroad was extended to that point. The community’s name is a transfer from Amboy, New Jersey.

The Illinois Central facility in Amboy served as the railroad’s division headquarters for the railroad’s region. The building was saved from demolition and is a museum. The actual railroad and trainyard were abandoned and removed in the early 90’s.

Amboy was the site of an ammunition factory for World War II – The Green River Ordinance Plant. It was roughly bordered by Sterling Rd to the south, Bataan Rd to the East, and Bataan Rd. to the North and West of the facility. The facility employed 4500 people at one time. The facility was completed on Dec. 15, 1942 and used until VJ day in August 1945.

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Geography

Amboy is located at 41°42′52″N 89°19′58″W / 41.71444°N 89.33278°W / 41.71444; -89.33278 (41.714411, -89.332671).

According to the 2010 census, Amboy has a total area of 6.29 square miles (16.29 km), all land.

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