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History of Peoria County, Illinois
Chicago - Johnson & Company
1880

CONTENTS

PART I. - NORTHWESTERN HISTORY.

CHAPTER I. - Discovery of the Mississippi River 9
CHAPTER II. - Early Settlements in the Northwest 15
CHAPTER III. - Northwestern Territory 21
CHAPTER IV - The Louisiana Purchase 27
CHAPTER V. - Expedition of Lewis and Clarke 31
CHAPTER VI. - Indian Wars 40
CHAPTER VII. - Early Navigation of Western Rivers 44
CHAPTER VIII. - Archaeology of the Northwest 47
CHAPTER IX. - Western and Northwestern States 54
CHAPTER X. - Sketch of Chicago 70


PART II. - GENERAL HISTORY OF ILLINOIS

CHAPTER I. - The Indians 75
CHAPTER II. - French Occupation 79
CHAPTER III. - English Rule 88
CHAPTER IV. - Formation of Illinois Territory 92
CHAPTER V. - First American Settlers 95
CHAPTER VI. - The War of 1812 99
CHAPTER VII. - Illinois Territory Admitted as a State 108
CHAPTER VIII. - Northwestern Indian Troubles 117
CHAPTER IX. - Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War 121
CHAPTER X. - Slavery in Illinois.  The Black Laws 146
CHAPTER XI. - American Immigration 152
CHAPTER XII. - Northern Illinois Internal Improvements.  Lovejoy, and Freedom.  Mormons and Mormon War 171
CHAPTER XIV. - The War of the Union.  Election of Lincoln.  Fall of Sumter.  Death of Lincoln 173
CHAPTER XV. - Duels and Dueling 186
CHAPTER XVI. - Dress and Manners 190
CHAPTER XVII. - Physical features of Illinois.  Agricultural and other resources 192
CHAPTER XVIII. - Governors and other State officers.  United States Senators and Members of Congress of Illinois 195
CHAPTER XIX. - States of the Union 205
CHAPTER XX. - Miscellaneous.  Population of Illinois. Agricultural productions.  Population of cities of the U. S. and principal countries.  Practical business rules.  208
CHAPTER XXI. - Modern Chicago 223
CHAPTER XXII. - Constitution of the United States, and Amendments.  Digest of State Laws.  Miscellaneous Forms 230


PART III. - HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY

Prologue 261
CHAPTER I. - Geology of Peoria County 265
CHAPTER II. - Early History.  French Settlements 271
CHAPTER III. - American Occupation 279
CHAPTER IV. - Organization of Peoria County 285
CHAPTER V. - Prefecting the Organization.  First Election 288
CHAPTER VI. - Physical Geography and Geology 291
CHAPTER VII. - Natural History 293
CHAPTER VIII. - Political Economy 301
CHAPTER IX. - Political Economy Continued.  Chicago.  First Ferry and Tavern License 311
CHAPTER X. - The County Seat 316
CHAPTER XI. - Old Time Bridges.  Modern Structures 322
CHAPTER XII. - County Buildings.  Circuit Court.  Personal Mention.  Official Records 324
CHAPTER XIII. - War Record.  Black Hawk War.  Mexican War.  In the War of the Rebellion.  Lincoln's Proclamation.  Peoria County War Record. 351
CHAPTER XIV. - Education Interests. 421
CHAPTER XV. - Old Settlers Union 431
CHAPTER XVI. - Peoria City History 448

- The Press

487
CHAPTER XVIII. - TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.  County Statistics 572
- Akron - finished 9/7/2023 572
- Brimfield 572
- Chillicothe 577
- Elmwood 583
- Hallock 591
- Hollis 595
- Jubilee 597
- Kickapoo 598
- Limestone 602
- Logan 604
- Medina 606
- Milbrook 608
- Princeville 610
- Radnor - finished 9/8/2023 613
- Richwoods - finished 9/7/2023 615
- Rosefield 615
- Timber 617
- Trivoli 618
CHAPTER XIX. - BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY 621
Peoria City - indexed 9/7/2023 621
Akron - indexed 9/8/2023 707
Brimfield - indexed 9/7/2023 713
Chillicothe - indexed 9/8/2023 723
Elmwood - indexed 9/9/2023 736
Hallock - indexed 9/7/2023 753
Hollis - indexed 9/9/2023 766
Jubilee - indexed 9/7/2023 767
Kickapoo - indexed 9/7/2023 770
Limestone - indexed 9/10/2023 786
Logan - indexed 9/9/2023 790
Medina - indexed 9/8/2023 796
Millbrook - indexed 9/10/2023 804
Princeville - indexed 9/10/2023 811
Radnor - indexed 9/8/2023 821
Richwoods - indexed 9/7/2023 829
Rosefield - indexed 9/7/2023 837
Timber - indexed 9/8/2023 841
Trivoli - indexed 9/7/2023 845
 

ILLUSTRATIONS

Map of Peoria County Front Lincoln Monument, Springfield 181
Starved Rock on the Illinois River, near Peru 77 Scene on Fox River 191
Iroquois Chief 83 Central Hospital for the Insane 209
Gen. Geo. Rogers Clark 89 Illinois Industrial University 211
Gen. Arthur St. Clair 94 Southern Illinois Normal University 211
Old Fort Dearborn 101 Illinois Asylum for Feeble-minded Children 219
Old Kinzie House 103 Lake Crib, Chicago Water Works 225
Pontiac, the Ottawa Chief 105 Passenger Depot, L. S. & M. S., and C., R. I. & P. 225
Black Hawk, the Sac Chief 123 Inter-State Industrial Exposition Building 229
Illinois Institute for Deaf and Dumb 165 Peoria County Court House 328
Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary 169    


PORTRAITS
finished 9/10/2023

Aiken, Mark Morrill - Peoria 620 Moffitt, John - Chillicothe 735
Baldwin, E. F. - Peoria 493 Moffatt, Aquilla - Peoria 676
Ballance, Charles - Brimfield 717 Monroe, James - Limestone 794
Barnes, J. B. - Peoria 493 Mooney, Thos. - Medina 802
Belcher, Daniel - Brimfield 717 Moss, John - Jubilee 712
Bootz, Lydia - Richwoods 490 Norton, Orrin H. - Peoria 656
Bootz, Fannie L. - Richwoods 490 Nurs, Isaiah - Hallock 762
Bradley, Tobias S. - Peoria 629 Patterson, Jas. H. - Logan 794
Brooks, Cyrus - Brimfield 712 Pettengill, Moses - Peoria 682
Brown, Edwin R. - Elmwood 738 Phelps, Wm. E., Hon. - Elmwood 746
Clute, Joseph - Brimfield 717 Phelps, Wm. J., Hon. - Elmwood 748
Corcoran, Geo. L. - Brimfield 717 Plumer. S. R., M.D. - Trivoli 848
Cratty, Thomas - Peoria 636 Reed, Simon - Hallock 762
Cremer, Bernard - Peoria 493 Regan, John - Elmwood 753
Darst, Jacob - Peoria 638 Richardson, James - Logan 794
Dickinson, Griffith E. - Radnor 822 Robinson, Wm. - Medina 802
Detweiler, Henry - Peoria 640 Rogers, Henry P. - Elmwood 738
Dunlap, Napoleon - Radnor 822 Root, Erastus C. - Hallock 762
Dowdall, Wm. T. - Peoria 490 Stevens, J. S. - Peoria 692
Gove, J. K. - Trivoli 848 Stowell, Ebenezer - Peoria 822
Greenwood, Geo. G. - Peoria 656 Stuber, Adam, Capt.  - Peoria 656
Hallock, Ebenezer Stowell - Peoria 822 Tomlinson, Joshua O., M. D. - Chillicothe 735
Hamlin, John, Hon. - Peoria 656 Tracy, A. L. - Elmwood 738
Harkness, Isaac - Trivoli 846 Truitt, Henry - Chillicothe 738
Henderson, S. R. - Peoria 493 Tucker, Cyrus - Radnor 822
Higgs, Thomas - Trivoli 848 Tucker, H. C. - Brimfield 717
Holman, Harvey - Chillicothe 735 Warner, John, Hon. - Peoria 698
Hopkins, Samuel A., M. D. - Peoria 660 Washburn, Silas Howe, M. D. - Elmwood 753
Hines, John , Senr. - Richwoods 802 Wells, Henry W. - Peoria 700
Ingersoll, Robt. G., Hon. - Peoria frontispiece Will, Robt. - Hallock 762
Jack, Edward H. - Peoria 662 Wilmot, Asahel, M. D. - Chillicothe 734
Linck, Jacob - Trivoli 848 Wilson, A. W. - Elmwood 712
Lobaugh, John J., M.D. - Elmwood 753 Wrigley, Robert - Elmwood 738
McClure, John D., Hon. - Peoria 346 Vickery, Elias - Elmwood 753
Miller, Jas. B. - Logan 794 Yates, John C., Hon. - Peoria 350
Miller, Robert H. - Brimfield 712    
       

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