The originally wooden church was razed in 1957 when the current brick structure was completed across 44th Street.

His stately residence is still standing at Normal, a brick mansion of Colonial style, located on U.S.

Cintas Corporation operates a large facility in the former Washington Avenue section located east of the CSX railroad tracks.

The community originally grew up around the coke plant built and operated by Semet Solvay and later owned by Armco/AK steel.

The Normal coke plant was in operation from 1891 until it was finally closed due to its inability to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations in July 2011.