Edgar County History Page

The History of Edgar County, Illinois

Transcribed and contributed by
Jane A. Fullington
jgeick@sprynet.com

This history of Edgar County is taken from the book, "The History of Edgar County, Illinois", published in 1879 by Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 186 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill. It was compiled by historians, W. H. Perrin, H. H. Hill, and A. A. Graham.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Source of the Mississippi

Mouth of the Mississippi

Wild Prairie

La Salle Landing on the Shore of Green Bay

Buffalo Hunt

Trapping

Hunting

Iroquois Chief

Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain

Indians Attacking Frontiersmen

A Prarie Storm

A Pioneer Dwelling

Breaking Prarie

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Tecumseh, the Shawnee Chieftain

Indians Attacking a Stockade

Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain

Big Eagle

Captain Jack, the Modoc Chieftain

Kinzie House

Village Residence

A Representative Pioneer

Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Ill.

A Pioneer School House

Farm View in the Winter

High Bridge and Lake Bluff

Great Iron Bridge of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, Crossing the River at Davenport, Iowa

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A Western Dwelling

Hunting Prairie Wolves at an Early Day

Starved Rock, on the Illinois River, La Salle County, Ill.

An Early Settlement

Chicago in 1833

Old Fort Dearborn in 1830

Present site of Lake Street Bridge, Chicago, in 1833

Pioneers' First Winter

View of the City of Chicago

Shabbona