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A Guide to the History of Illinois. (1991) Howard, Robert P. Illinois: A History of the Prairie State (1972). Howard, Robert P. Mostly Good and Competent Men: Illinois Governors 1818–1988 (1988) Hutchinson, William. Lowden of Illinois the Life of Frank O. Lowden 2 vol (1957) governor in 1917–21; Jensen, Richard.
Former populated places in Illinois (4 C, ... Pages in category "History of Illinois" ... Illinois State Historical Society;
A "vernacular region" is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual interests, and a common identity. Such regions are "intellectual inventions" and a form of shorthand to identify things, people, and places.
An enlargeable map of the state of Illinois. Names Common name: Illinois. Pronunciation: / ˌ ɪ l ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / ⓘ IL-i-NOY; Official name: State of Illinois; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: IL; ISO 3166-2 code: US-IL; Internet second-level domain: .il.us; Nicknames Land of Lincoln [1] (currently used on license plates) Prairie ...
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Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, [3] on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] It lies 61 miles (98 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri .
State: Illinois: County: Whiteside: Area [1] ... ZIP Code(s) 61230. Area code: 309: FIPS code: 17-00516: Albany is a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United ...
The first postmaster, William Jones, appointed the name Montrose, but the Illinois Central Railroad preferred Kappa. Kappa is the tenth letter in the Greek alphabet, and was applied to the town because it was the tenth town between Dunleith (modern-day East Dubuque, Illinois) and Bloomington. Kappa sits on the north side of the Mackinaw River.