11 Facts About Lemont Illinois

Lemont Illinois is home to Argonne National Laboratory and other heavy industrial sites, and has a substantial European immigrant population.

Lemont Illinois was originally known as Keepataw and a post office was established in 1840 as Keepatau.

The name Lemont Illinois was chosen in 1850 at the suggestion of Lemuel Brown, the postmaster and justice of the peace, or perhaps by his brother Nathaniel Brown.

Lemont Illinois is unique in boasting an authentic historic district that remains intact and has been continually used since the 19th century.

Lemont Illinois limestone was used to build the Chicago Water Tower, a building that "gained special significance as one of the few buildings to survive the destructive path of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871".

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Lemont Illinois's motto is "Village of Faith", and its church spires reflect the many ethnic groups who came here to quarry stone, dig the Sanitary and Ship Canal and work in other industries.

Lemont Illinois is credited with being the largest recruiting station for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and the Old Stone Church, built in 1861 of limestone, was used as a recruiting depot.

Lemont Illinois was featured in the movie Save the Last Dance starring Julia Stiles.

Lemont Illinois has been featured in The Hunter, Straight Talk, Evil Has a Face, Children on Their Birthdays, The Poker House, Witless Protection starring Larry the Cable Guy, and Under the Bus .

In 2009, a new group of 11-year-old All-Stars from Lemont Illinois won the State Championship for a second consecutive year.

Lemont Illinois has a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor, which provides weekday rail service between Joliet and Chicago Union Station.