History of Lee County, Illinois

VOLUME I

 

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I
THE INDIANS 7

CHAPTER II
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS 17

CHAPTER III
OLD TRAILS 27

CHAPTER IV
LEE COUNTY WHILE A PART OF OGLE 51

CHAPTER V
ORGANIZATION OF LEE COUNTY 59

CHAPTER VI
THE GEOLOGY OF LEE COUNTY 79

CHAPTER VII
LEE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR 89

CHAPTER VIII
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN LEE COUNTY 139

CHAPTER IX
THE FRENCH IN LEE COUNTY 145

CHAPTER X
THE NORWEGIANS IN LEE COUNTY 157

CHAPTER XI
THE BENCH AND THE BAR OF OLD LEE COUNTY 165

CHAPTER XII
THE LEE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND FAIRS 179

CHAPTER XIII
THE DIXON SCHOOLS 183

CHAPTER XIV
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OP LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS 197

CHAPTER XV
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SWAMP 221

CHAPTER XVI
JOHN DIXON 237

CHAPTER XVII
ALTO TOWNSHIP 261

CHAPTER XVIII
AMBOY 271

CHAPTER XIX
ASHTON TOWNSHIP 289

CHAPTER XX
BRADFORD TOWNSHIP 299

CHAPTER XXI
CHINA TOWNSHIP 305

CHAPTER XXII
DIXON 331

CHAPTER XXIII
EAST GROVE TOWNSHIP 353

CHAPTER XXIV
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP 361

CHAPTER XXV
HARMON TOWNSHIP 365

CHAPTER XXVI
LEE CENTER TOWNSHIP 369

CHAPTER XXVII
MARION TOWNSHIP 393

CHAPTER XXVIII
MAY TOWNSHIP 399

CHAPTER XXIX
MELUGIN'S GROVE TOWNSHIP 405

CHAPTER XXX
NACHUSA TOWNSHIP 421

CHAPTER XXXI
NELSON TOWNSHIP 431

CHAPTER XXXII
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP 435

CHAPTER XXXIII
REYNOLDS TOWNSHIP 445

CHAPTER XXXIV
SOUTH DIXON TOWNSHIP 449

CHAPTER XXXV
SUBLETTE TOWNSHIP 457

CHAPTER XXXVI
VIOLA TOWNSHIP 467

CHAPTER XXXVII
WILLOW CREEK TOWNSHIP 471

CHAPTER XXXVIII
WYOMING TOWNSHIP 497

 

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The Illinois or Illinois Confederation of Algonquin tribes, occupied the Rock river country in 1722. This confederation was composed of the Cahokias, Kaskaskias. Michigameas, (spelled in many ways), Peorias, and Tamaroas. Hodge has added the Moingwena tribes.