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CurtOne

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Re: The Bleachers
« Reply #75 on: April 28, 2011, 06:56:09 pm »
The chief librarian of the Abraham Lincoln Library was our guest at Lions Club the other day.  She brought with her maps and travel guides and other interesting information from the 1700's and 1800's.  Some of it was kind of mindblowing.  In 1830 Illinois had 157,000 people, yet in 1860 it sent 175,000 men to fight in the Civil War.  Imagine the population growth in 30 years to do something like that.  In 1850, 70% of the population in Illinois lived in the southern half of the state.  One writer stated that the largest city, Springfield, would always be the largest city because of its location.  LOL

Here's a quiz question for Davep to goooooooogle.   Lake Michigan was formerly called by the native Indian,  "Big Stinking Water," but in 1746, it had another name, what was it?