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Natural Scenic Beauty

Rock Island

…watched from its summit the approach of the troops sent against him by Governor Reynolds at the beginning of the short, sharp and decisive conflict known in history as Black Hawk’s War. The Watch Tower is easily accessible from Rock Island, Moline, Davenport and Milan by electric lines and is visited annually by many thousand tourists and residents of this locality. A handsome inn crowns the elevation and the various attractions of a modern amusement park furnish recreation for the multitude. Early Settlements of Rock Island County Source: Historic Rock Island County, pub. Kramer & Company, Rock Island, Illinois, 1908…

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Biography of Perry Stancliff of Wyoming Illinois

Stark County

…ceased. An Indian raiding or hunting party was traveling by boat down the Spoon River, which the Indians called “Feather River”, and on this occasion the Indians disembarked near Modena, Stark County, IL and killed a settler and his red haired wife. The Indians again moved down river, but the news of the attack reached Wyoming first and the settlers were ready. The settlers determined that the Indians would probably come ashore again at the bend of the river where General Samuel Thomas had a cabin located near the bank of the river. A number of the men of Wyoming…

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Abijah Powers Residence

Biography of Hon. Abijah Powers

Lee County, Whiteside County /

Hon. Abijah Powers, a respected figure in Palmyra Township, passed away in 1891, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and community service. Arriving in Lee County in 1838 with just $5, Powers transformed his life through hard work, eventually owning extensive farmlands. A descendant of a family with historical significance, including Hiram Powers the sculptor, Abijah was deeply involved in politics as a Republican, served as Town Supervisor, and represented his district in the Illinois General Assembly. Known for his genial nature and commitment to the Congregational Church, Powers’ life story is a testament to perseverance, community contribution, and moral…

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Will and Mae Brown

Will and Mae Brown of Cherry Valley

Winnebago County /

…of Cherry Valley in Flora Township. The family lived there until 1927 when they moved to what is now the Coppernoll home in Cherry Valley. Seventeen years later they moved to their present home on North Van Buren. Will remembers coming to Cherry Valley in 1919 at the time the brick was being laid on the main street. He parked his car on a side street near their present home and walked up to Bill Oberg’s for a cup of coffee. At that time there were three grocery stores in the Valley. They were owned by Jordans, Culvers, and Andersons….

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The Return Journey of Joliet and Marquette

Champaign County

They justified their return in the following manner: First, they were satisfied that the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of Mexico, and not into the Gulf of California, nor into the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia. Second, they feared a conflict with the Spaniards, who occupied and claimed the Gulf coast. Third, they feared the Indians of the lower Mississippi, for they used firearms and might oppose their further progress south. Fourth, they had acquired all the information they started out to obtain. And so, on the 17th of July, 1674, they turned their faces homeward. They had been just two…

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22nd Illinois Infantry

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22nd Illinois Infantry The TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS was organized at Belleville, Illinois, May 11, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service, for three years, at Caseyville, Illinois, June 25, 1861, by Captain T. G. Pitcher, U.S.A. On July 11, the Regiment moved to Bird’s Point, Mo. November 7, seven companies engaged in the battle of Belmont-three being left to guard transports. Loss, 144, killed, wound and missing. January 14, 1862, made a reconnoisance, under General Grant, into Kentucky, in the rear of Columbus. The Twenty-second was on detached duty a great deal of the time, and not…

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Establishment of Rock Island County, Illinois

Rock Island

…of this advanced movement upon the Indian settlements was to evade the provisions of the treaty, by having the governmental title to the lands pass into the hands of the individuals, and thus obtain a pretext for removing its owners west of the Mississippi. By an act of the Illinois Legislature entitled “An act to establish Rock Island County,” approved and in force February 9, 1831, it was provided by Section 1 thereof what the boundaries of this county shall be. Section 2 provided that whenever it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the presiding judge of…

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History of Bureau County, Illinois Title Page

Biography of Rodolphus Childs of Dover, Illinois

Bureau County

Rodolphus Childs, Dover, was born in Deerfield, Mass., October 23, 1815. He is the son of Erastus and Mercy (Hawks) Childs, who were born in the same village as their son and lived there until death. Our subject was one of seven children. He remained on his father’s farm until 1836, when he came to Bureau County, arriving here the day he was twenty-one. He came in company with Elijah Smith, for whom he worked the first year. In 1842 he began the improvement of his present farm of 200 acres, 160 of which he entered from the Government, forty…

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Biography of Fitchyou Cummings of Concord, Illinois

Bureau County, Gallatin County

Fitchyou Cummings, Concord, was born in Gallatin County, Illinois, May 8, 1818, and is the son of Thornton Cummings, deceased, and brother of William Cummings. Fitchyou Cummings came to Bureau County with his parents in 1834, and since that time has resided in Concord Township. His opportunities for an education were the most limited. Instead of schools, when coming to French Grove, there was excellent opportunity for the hunter to find game. As Mr. Cummings was of an independent nature, he wished to make for himself a farm, and as money was at that time almost impossible to obtain, he…

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Lee County Illinois

Biography of Schuyler Ransom

Lee County /

…he began to break raw prairie, and he turned many hundred acres of sod, working hard to obtain the means to get a good start as a farmer. He also drove a team all over the northern part of the State, his principal route being from Chicago to Galena and to Dubuque, Iowa. He thus had a good opportunity to see the country while much of it was still in its primitive wildness, with but few signs of the coming civilization, and he can compare its past with its present condition as a witness of the wonderful change that has…

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