by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
Chicago: Chronological History of Chicago Tragic Events in Chicago 150 Events that Shaped Chicago – from the Chicago Tribune Chicago History – settlement, significant events, etc. Chicago Area Public Institutions, Historical Sites, and Research Library...
by IlGenWeb SC | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
Art Institute of Chicago Aurora University Benedictine University Blackburn College Blessing-Runian College of Nursing Bradley University Christian Life College Columbia College (Illinois) DePaul University Dominican University East-West University Eastern Illinois...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
Area: 56,400 square miles Highest Point: Charles Mound – 1,235 ft. 102 Counties Dominant Land Use: Cash Corn, oats, Soybeans Hogs, Soft Winter Wheat Cattle Feed, Hogs Hogs, Dairy Specialized Dairy General Farming, Dairy, Livestock, Poultry Pasture Livestock...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
Towns and cities in Illinois City County Latitude Longitude Abbot Pope 373326N 0884156W Abingdon Knox 404816N 0902406W Adair Mcdonough 402508N 0902948W Adams Adams 395155N 0911153W Adams Corner Wabash 383047N 0874431W Addatorata Village Cook 420854N 0875625W...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
The Last of the Illinois. Under the hollow sky, Stretched on the prairie lone, Center of glory, I, Bleeding, disdain to groan, But like a battle-cry Peal forth my thunder moan. Baim—wah—wah! Hark to those spirit notes! Ye high heroes divine, Hymned from your god-like...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
The following pages contain short biographies of governors of the State of Illinois from 1818-1888. Shadrach Bond – 1818-1822 Edward Coles – 1823-1826 Ninian Edwards – 1827-1830 John Reynolds – 1831-1834 William Lee D. Ewing – 1834 Joseph...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | Governors
John Marshall Hamilton, Governor 1883-5, was born May 28, 1847, in a log house upon a farm about two miles from Richwood, Union County, Ohio. His father was Samuel Hamilton, the eldest son of Rev. Wm. Hamilton, who, together with his brother, the Rev. Samuel Hamilton,...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | Governors
Shelby M. Cullom, Governor 1877-83, is the sixth child of the late Richard N. Cullom, and was born Nov. 22, 1829, in Wayne Co., Ky., where his father then resided, and whence both the Illinois and Tennessee branches of the family originated. In the following year the...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | Governors
John Lowrie Beveridge, Governor 1873-6, was born in the town of Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., July 6, 1824. His parents were George and Ann Beveridge. His father’s parents, Andrew and Isabel Beveridge, before their marriage emigrated from Scotland just...
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | Governors
John McAuley Palmer, Governor 1869-72, was born on Eagle Creek, Scott Co., Ky., Sept. 13, 1817. During his infancy, his father, who had been a soldier in the war of 1812, removed to Christian Co., Ky., where lands were cheap. Here the future Governor of the great...
