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THE JOLLIET-MARQUETTE EXPEDITION, 1673. pub;1927
WRITTEN BY A PRAGMATIC HOUSEWIFE, MRS. OWEN'S ILLINOIS COOK BOOK CAPTURES THE FRONTIER LIFE. OWEN'S CREED: “WHATEVER IS WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL.” pub:1871
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Monday, May 20, 2024
C.D. Peacock, Chicago. Fine Jewelry & Watches — 1837─Present
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Elijah Peacock was an English immigrant who, along with his wife, Rebecca Haylock, moved to Chicago in February 1837. Shortly after arriving...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Kampsville, Illinois, is a Quaint Little Village of 300 on the Illinois River.
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Kampsville was initially known as Beeman's Landing after James L. Beeman, a ferry operator on the Illinois River. After Stephen Farrow p...
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Comparative Cost of Macadamizing (Explained) and Planking the Streets of Chicago.
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Since the experiment of macadamizing [1] (aka McA damize) the streets of our city has been instituted, a great deal of discussion has been ...
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Chicago Tribune, Port of Chicago Article, April 18, 1849 (First Newspaper).
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In 1849, there was quite a bit of shipping traffic in Chicago. VIA LAKE MICHIGAN ARRIVED April 20, 1849: Schooner, J.C. Spencer, Muskegon—80...
Friday, August 11, 2023
Automobile Polo was played at Chicago's Comiskey Park on June 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1913.
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Chicago Tribune, Monday, July 28, 1902. The newest twentieth-century game is called automobile polo. The name, however, has already been fou...
Monday, July 31, 2023
The First Nine Stagecoach Routes out of Chicago.
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The earliest stagecoach routes were established in 1832 through the 1840s as Chicago rapidly grew and became a transportation hub. The route...
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Saturday, June 3, 2023
The Tom Thumb, America's First Steam Locomotive (1830), at the 1933/34 Chicago World's Fair.
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In the 1820s, the port of Baltimore was in danger. The threat came from the newly opened Erie Canal and the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Can...
The DeWitt Clinton Steam Locomotive at the 1893 and 1933/34 Chicago World's Fairs.
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The New York Central Railroad built the DeWitt Clinton in 1831, which began the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad (M&H), a New York City pre...
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