Tallula, Illinois
Tallula is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene. The population was 638 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
William G. Greene, J. G. Greene, Richard Yates, T. Baker, and W. G. Spears laid out Tallula in late 1857. The name of "Tallula" was said to be an Indian word. The History of Menard & Mason Counties, Illinois credits Spears with the name, and notes that it was said to mean "dropping water", but nothing in the area is especially related to dropping water; the county tourist bureau claims that William G. Greene named the town, that it means "trickling water", and that it is related to "abundant springs in the area".
Tallula was incorporated as a village under Illinois' general municipal law in 1871 or 1872. William Greene and physician J. F. Wilson established the local bank in May 1877.
Geography
Tallula is located at 39°56′39″N 89°56′15″W / 39.94417°N 89.93750°W / 39.94417; -89.93750 (39.944197, -89.937610). It is at the center of Tallula Precinct, Menard County, Illinois.
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by Natt Weller
Tallula
by: Natt WellerTallula Tallula
She has a smile that lights the way home
She blindsided me from day one
When I’m with her it’s the real deal
When she tires of me I’m undone
I keep wondering when we can move in
Together
Take the lid off the tin make my whole world better
She is the only thing that keeps me
From going insane
And I live for the moment she ‘ll kiss me again
Tallula tallula tell me what can I do
Cos my heads so full of nothing but you
Tallula tallula is’nt it about time
That I can be yours and you can be mine
Whatever’s coming round the corner
I’ll fight them off just like a ninja
No one else is going beat me
Cos I am not about to lose her
I keep wondering when we can move in
Together
Take the lid off the tin make my whole world better
She is the only thing that keeps me
From going insane
And I live for the moment she ‘ll kiss me again
Tallula tallula tell me what can I do
Cos my heads so full of nothing but you
Tallula tallula is’nt it about time
That I can be yours and you can be mine