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History of Iroquois County Illinois

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Illinois Facts:
Tree: white oak
Bird: cardinal
Flower: native violet
Nickname: Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union
Area (sq. mi.): 56,400
Capitol: Springfield
Admitted: 3 Dec 1818




Iroquois County Facts:

Seat: Watseka
Established: 1833
Formed from: Vermilion


Some Historic Photographers from Iroquois county IL

  • Harper, William A
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Additional Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

IROQUOIS, a county in the E. part of Illinois, bordering on Indiana, has an area of 1435 square miles. It is drained by the Kankakee and Iroquois rivers, which unite in the N. part of the county. The surface is level and low, and principally prairie; the soil is fertile, adapted to grain and grass. In 1850 the county produced 311,115 bushels of Indian corn; 27,125 of wheat; 69,793 of oats, and 1496 tons of hay. It contained 1 church. The Chicago branch of the Central railroad. passes through this county. Capital, Middleport. Population, 4149.





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