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.
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