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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 46 0 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published: description of towns and cities. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 28 0 Browse Search
William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 8 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 8 0 Browse Search
Wiley Britton, Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border 1863. 6 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 4 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1864., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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La Salle, La Salle County, Illinois a town of 3,993* pop., on Illinois River, at the intersection of the Illinois Central Railroad with the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad, and at the terminus of the Chicago Rock Island Canal, 81 miles from Chicago. The center of a very large trade. Coal is found in abundance in the vicinity.
Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois a town of 10,000 pop., on Illinois River, near the mouth of Fox River, on the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad, 84 miles from Chicago. The falls in the river at this point furnish abundance of water power, which is employed in various manufactures. Immense quantities of grain are shipped from this point.
Peru, La Salle County, Illinois a town of 5,000 pop., on Illinois River and the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad, 82 miles from Chicago. Coal is found in abundance here.
Henry, Marshall County, Illinois a town of 2,238 pop., on Illinois River, 33 miles by railroad N. N. E. of Peoria. Extensively engaged in the shipping of grain.
Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois a city of 3,000 pop., on Illinois River and Chicago & Rock Island Railroad, 26 miles from Peoria. Steamboats run up the river to this point, excepting in very low water. Large quantities of grain and produce are shipped from this point.
Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois a town of 663* pop., on Illinois River, at the head of Peoria Lake, 13 miles from Peoria. The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad passes through here.
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois a city of 25,000 pop., on Illinois River, at the outlet of Peoria Lake. The river is navigable for steamboats to this point. Railroads connect with the principal cities in all directions. It also connects with Chicago by means of the Michigan Canal. Its central position makes it one of the most important commercial points in the State.