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
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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
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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 |
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PORTRAITS
finished 9/10/2023
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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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