|
CHAPTER |
DESCRIPTION |
PAGE |
| CHAPTER I. |
Introductory
- Descriptive
-
Boundaries and Topography
- The Science of Geology
- Its
Influence on Agriculture and Civilization
- Geology of
Crawford County
- Coal Measures
- Outerops of Coal
-
Building Stone
- Its Quality and Durability
- Iron Ore -
Soils, Timber, etc. etc. |
11 |
| CHAPTER II. |
Pre-Historic Occupation of the
Country
- The Mound Builders
- Relics and Works of the Lost
Race
- The Merom mounds
- Earthworks and Mounds at Hutsonville
- Other Relics, etc.
- The Indians
- Delawares
and Kickapoos
- Their Position of Southern Illinois
-
Historical Sketches of their Tribes, etc.
- Local Facts and
Traditions. |
18 |
| CHAPTER III. |
Settlements of the County by
White People
- The Early French Explorers
- Their Claim to
Illinois
- Gen. Clark's Expedition to Kaskaskia
- Emigrants
from the States
- Fort Lamotte and the Rangers
- The Colloms
and Other Pioneers
- The Hutson Family
- Their Murder by
Indians
- Pioneer Life
- Hardships and Dangers of the
Wilderness, etc. |
29 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
Organization of the County
-
Illinois as a Part of Virginia
- Divided Into Counties
- Act
of the Legislature Forming Crawford
- Name of the County
-
The Courts, etc.
- Locating the Seat of Justice
- An Indian
Trial
- Other Court Proceedings
- List of Officers and
Representatives
- Court Houses and Jails
- Civil Divisions
of the County
- Removal of the County Seat
- Township
Organizations, etc., etc. |
37 |
| CHAPTER V. |
The Bench and Bar
- Justice and
Her Scales
- First Courts and What They Did
- Some of the
Early Judges
- Different Judicial Districts
- The First
Resident Lawyers
- Kitchell, Janney, French, etc.
- Their
Legal Ability and Social Traits
- Other Lawyers of the
County
- The Present Bar, etc., etc. |
54 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
Internal Improvements
- The
First Roads and Bridges
- Railroads - Coming of the Iron
Horse
- The Old Wabash Valley Route
- Paris and Danville
-
Its Competition, Changes and Condition
- East and West
Railroad Projects
- The Narrow Gauge
- Value and Economy of
the System
- Other Roads That Were Never Built, and Never
Will Be, etc., etc. |
66 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
The "Raglog"
Wabash
-
Improvement of its Navigation
- Boating in the Early Times
-
Overflows, Levees, etc.
- Damage Done to the Farmers
-
Agriculture
- Early Mode of Opening and Cultivating Farms
-
Pioneer Plows and Hoes
- Crawford County Agricultural
Society
- Incorporation and List of Officers
- Horticulture
- The County Poor, etc., etc. |
73 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
The County Press
- Its
Influence in the Community
- Newspaper Enterprises of
Crawford County
- The Constitution and Argus
- Educational
-
Pioneer Schoolhouses and Teachers
- Advantages of Education
- School Statistics
- Religious History
- Early Preachers
-
Churches Organized, etc., etc. |
79 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
War History
- The Struggle for
Independence
- Our Second "Round" with John Bull
-
Black Hawk and his Braves, and How We Thrashed Them
- The
Mexican War
- Illinois' Participation In it
- War of the
Rebellion
- Different Regiments in which Crawford County was
Represented
- Facts and Incidents of the War, etc. etc. |
91 |
| CHAPTER X. |
ROBINSON
TOWNSHIP
- Description
and Topography
- General Character of the Country
- Land
Entries
- Advent of the Whites
- Time and Place of
Settlement
- Early Society
- The Beginning of Agriculture
-
Pioneer Industries and Improvements
- Early Markets, etc.
etc. |
107 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
ROBINSON
VILLAGE
- The Star of
Empire
- A New Town Laid Out
- First Plat and Subsequent
Additions
- Early Development
- Growth of Business Interests
- The Railroad Impetus
- Schools, Churches and Benevolent
Societies
- Cemeteries, etc. etc. |
119 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
LaMOTTE
TOWNSHIP
- General
Description and Topography
- Early Settlement
- Joseph La Motte
- The Eatons
- Other Pioneers
- The Seven Jesses
-
Extract from Ficklin's Address
- Schools and Churches
-
Palestine
- Its Growth, Development and Incorporation
- The
Land Office
- Registers and Receivers
- Educational,
Religious, etc., etc. |
127 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
HUTSONVILLE
TOWNSHIP
-
Topography
- Early Settlements
- Hutson Family
- The Barlows,
Newlins and Hills
- Other Pioneers
- Early Trials and
Troubles
- Schools and Churches
- Village of Hutsonville
-
Its Situation as a Trading Point
- Some of hte Merchants and
Business Men
- Fire, Water, etc., etc. |
146 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
LICKING
TOWNSHIP
- Description,
Boundaries and Topography
- Early Settlement
- Pioneer
Improvements and Industries
- Villages
- Early Schools, etc.
- Churches and Church Buildings. |
160 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
OBLONG TOWNSHIP
- Physical
Features
- Soil and Productions
- The Coming of the Pioneers
- Development of the Country
- Early Industries
- Roads and
Mills
- Village of Oblong
- Church History
- Early Schools
-
Patrons of Husbandry. |
173 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
MONTGOMERY
TOWNSHIP
- Physical
Features, Boundaries, etc.
- Early Settlers and Where They
Came From
- The Hurricane
- Frontier Industries
- A Race for
the Bottle and its Results
- The Poisoning of Reed
-
Villages - Religious and Educational. |
183 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
MARTIN
AND SOUTHWEST TOWNSHIP
-
Position and Boundaries
- Formation of Southwest
- Water
Courses
- Soil
- Productions
- Timber
- Pioneer Settlement
-
Early Incidents and Industries
- Life in the Wilderness -
Early Roads
- Church and School History
- Villages, etc.
etc. |
193 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
HONEY CREEK
TOWNSHIP
-
Description and Topography
- Advent of the Pale Faces, and
their Early Struggles
- Pioneer Improvements
- Religious
History
- An Incident
- Schools and Schoolhouses
- Villages
- Parting Words, etc. etc. |
202 |
|
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES |
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ROBINSON TOWNSHIP - 225
HUTSONVILLE TOWNSHIP - 260
LAMOTTE TOWNSHIP - 295
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP - 326
OBLONG TOWNSHIP - 339
MARTIN AND SOUTHWEST TOWNSHIP - 357
HONEY CREEK TOWNSHIP - 368
LICKING TOWNSHIP - 372 |
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