Download or read book Grundy County Illinois Landmarks written by Grundy County Historical Society (Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grundy County Illinois Landmarks written by Virginia Sparr Brown and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Grundy County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inventory of Historic Landmarks in Grundy County written by Illinois Historic Landmarks Survey and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Inventory of Historic Structures Within the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Morris written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Inventory of Historic Structures Within the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor written by Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Inventory of historic structures within the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book HIST OF GRUNDY COUNTY ILLINOIS written by Anonymous and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book History of Grundy County Illinois Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Grundy County, Illinois When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States by Virginia in 1784, it embraced only the territory lying between the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, and north to the northern limits of the United States. It coincided with the area now embraced in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Visconsin, and that portion of Minnesota lying on the east side of the Mississipi River. The United States itself at that period extended no farther west than the Mississippi River; but by the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the western boundary of the United States was extended to the Rocky Mountains and the Northern Pacific Ocean. The new territory thus added to the National domain, and subsequently opened to settlement, has been called the "New Northwest," in contradistinction from the old "Northwestern Territory." In comparison with the old Northwest this is a territory of vast magnitude. It includes an area of 1,887,850 square miles; being greater in extent than the united areas of all the Middle and Southern States, including Texas. Out of this magnificent territory have been erected eleven sovereign States and eight Territories, with an aggregate population, at the present time, of 13,000,000 inhabitants, or nearly one-third of the entire population of the United States. Its lakes are fresh-water seas, and the larger rivers of the continent flow for a thousand miles through its rich alluvial valleys and far-stretching prairies, more acres of which are arable and productive of the highest percentage of the cereals than of any other area of like extent on the globe. For the last twenty years the increase of population in the Northwest has been about as three to one in any other portion of the United States. In the year 1541, De Soto first saw the Great West in the New World. He, however, penetrated no farther north than the 35th parallel of latitude. The expedition resulted in his death and that of more than half his army, the remainder of whom found their way to Cuba, thence to Spain, in a tamished and demoralized condition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Grundy County written by David A. Belden and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1673, Louis Jolliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to explore the Mississippi River and the Illinois River valleys. With their canoes loaded with furs, pelts, and other goods on their return trip to Montreal, their explorations through much of the interior of Illinois included encounters with Native American tribes and took them through what is now Grundy County. Over 150 years later, the first permanent residents, including William Marquis, began settling and farming in the area. While the chief occupation of the residents is agriculture, the county also has the Illinois River and the Illinois and Michigan Canal that pass through its northern sections, as well as the Rock Island and the Chicago and Alton Railways. With communities rich in history and small-town charm, Grundy County continues to draw visitors and residents to its towns, parks, museums, rivers, and lakes. Grundy County attempts to reveal this unique county and its sense of community and pride.
Download or read book HIST OF GRUNDY COUNTY ILLINOIS written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Grundy County Illinois written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Grundy County, Illinois - Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Download or read book An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Structures Within the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor written by Gray Fitzsimons and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family Maps of Grundy County Illinois Deluxe Edition written by Gregory A. Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 188 pages with 41 total maps Locating original landowners in maps has never been an easy task-until now. This volume in the Family Maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Grundy County, Illinois, gleaned from the indexes of the Illinois State Archives. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city-centers and cemeteries. Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person's name, a last name, a place-name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes are designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-to-find cemeteries and towns, as well as locate land based on legal descriptions found in old documents or deeds. The patent-maps are essentially plat maps but instead of depicting owners for a particular year, these maps show original landowners, no matter when the transfer from the federal government was completed. Dates of patents typically begin near the time of statehood and run into the early 1900s. What's Mapped in this book (that you'll not likely find elsewhere) . . . 2483 Parcels of Land (with original landowner names and patent-dates labeled in the relevant map) 19 Cemeteries plus . . . Roads, and existing Rivers, Creeks, Streams, Railroads, and Small-towns (including some historical), etc. What YEARS are these maps for? Here are the counts for parcels of land mapped, by the decade in which the patent applications were made: DecadeParcel-count 1830s770 1840s820 1850s1267 1860s33 1870s1 1880s1 1920s1 1930s1 What Cities and Towns are in Grundy County, Illinois (and in this book)? Aux Sable, Braceville, Carbon Hill, Centerville (historical), Central City, Clarke City, Claypool, Claypool Woods, Coal City, Diamond, Divine, East Brooklyn, Eileen, Gardner, Gaslight Village, Gorman, Harrisonville, Heatherfield, Highland Town (historical), Kinsman, Langham, Mazon, Mazonia, Minooka, Morris, Nettle Creek, Paytonville, Pebble Beach, Pine Grove, Richards Park, Ridgecrest, Sand Ridge, Saratoga, South Wilmington, Stockdale, Verona, Wauponsee, Willow Ridge
Download or read book History of Grundy County Illinois written by Anonymous and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Place Names of Illinois written by Edward Callary and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive guide shows how the history and culture of Illinois are embedded in the names of its towns, cities, and other geographical features. Edward Callary unearths the origins of names of nearly three thousand Illinois communities and the circumstances surrounding their naming and renaming. Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries also provide information on local pronunciation, the name’s etymology, and the community’s location, all set in historical and cultural context. A general introduction locates Illinois place names in the context of general patterns of place naming in the United States. An extremely useful reference for scholars of American history, geography, language, and culture, Place Names of Illinois also offers intriguing browsing material for the inquisitive reader and the curious traveler.
Download or read book An Inventory of Historic Structures Within the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Morris written by Susan Shearer and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
