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Showing posts with label Illinois Territory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois Territory. Show all posts
Friday, February 23, 2024

Daniel Pope Cook (Congressman, landowner).

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Daniel Pope Cook, known as the "Champion of Illinois Statehood," was a pivotal figure in Illinois' journey from territory to s...
Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois in 1875.

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THE KLAN'S BEGINNING The first Klan was established on December 24, 1865, in Pulaski, Tennessee, a group of Confederate veterans convene...
Friday, April 14, 2023

Lost Towns of Illinois - Sag Bridge, Illinois.

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Sag Bridge was a village that is now part of the Village of Lemont. It had a hotel and its own post office, a number of businesses, a railro...
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Thursday, March 30, 2023

ILLINOIS TOWNS NAMED FOR INDIAN CHIEFS

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The original inhabitants of the area that had become the State of Illinois in 1818 included the Chickasaw tribe, the Dakota Sioux tribe, the...
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Friday, March 3, 2023

A Few Illinois Firsts and Facts List.

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SOME ILLINOIS FACTS Origin of the name Illinois: Algonquin for "tribe of superior men." Illinois is known as the Prairie State. IL...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Chief Pontiac, The Red Napoleon. Head of the Ottawas and Organizer of the First Indian Confederation, The Illinois.

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It has been said that the history of the United States began with the triumph of the English at the height of the Battle of the Plains of Ab...
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