by IlGenWeb SC | Jun 9, 2015 | 1837 Gazetteer
ADAMS COUNTY. Adams County was organised from Pike county, in 1825, and is thirty miles long, with an average width of twenty-four miles – containing about 810 square miles. It is bounded north, by Hancock; east by Schuyler and a corner of Pike; south by Pike;...
by IlGenWeb SC | Jun 8, 2015 | 1823 Gazetteer
Albion – A post town, the capital of Edwards county, situated on section 2, of township 2 south, in range 10, east of the third principal meridian, 40 miles southwest of Vincennes, and 110 southeast of Vandalia. It was laid out 3 years since by Messrs. Birbeck...
by IlGenWeb SC | Jun 8, 2015 | 1823 Gazetteer
A Gazetteer of the States of Illinois and Missouri by Lewis C. Beck, A.M. Albany: Printed by Charles R. and George Webster; 1823. General View of the Counties in the State of Illinois. ALEXANDER COUNTY Alexander county comprises the peninsula between the Ohio and...
by IlGenWeb SC | Apr 20, 2015 | History Project
The first record of cholera in the United States is believed to have begun in the summer of 1832, making it’s appearance first in the town of Plattsburg, New York. It would last this first time through 1834, a total of 3 years. The second infestation would last...
by IlGenWeb SC | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
The following links may take you to offsite locations. General: “Illinois in 1818” Illinois Newspaper Project Illinois Fact Sheet Illinois’ State Symbols – song, flag, seal, slogan, etc. Lyrics of State Song At Home in the Heartland –...
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 IlGenWeb SC | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
This is a list of historical moments in Illinois timeline. • 10,000 BC- 8000 BC -Paleo Indians roam the area, briefly occupying small camps in coniferous forests and subsisting on large game and wild plants. • 8000 BC- 500 BC – Archaic period Indians inhabit...
by IlGenWeb SC | Aug 8, 2012 | References
The ILGW References Project serves as a searchable repository for statewide material appropriately classified by subject matter. Locations in Illinois Historical Locations Within Illinois ILGenWeb Counties Academics Illinois State Normal University Alumni, 1860-1882...
