Charlotte Agell is a children's and young adult author, an illustrator and poet. She was born in Sweden in 1959, lived in Montreal and Hong Kong, and came to Maine in 1977 to attend Bowdoin College.
Taylor Springs is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census. Taylor Springs is located at 39Â°7â²54â³N 89Â°29â²30â³W / 39.13167Â°N 89.49167Â°W / 39.13167; -89.49167 (39.131562, -89.491572).
Taylor was responsible for having the town of Jamestown, the original name of Riverton, platted on December 11, 1837. The town's formation is believed to have been caused by the construction of the Northern Cross Railroad. This railroad was supposed to have run from the Illinois River to the boundary line with Indiana.