Author: McHenry County Historic Preservation Study CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
McHenry County Comprehensive Landmark List
Author: McHenry County Historic Preservation Study CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
McHenry County Historic Preservation Study Documents, 1989-1990
Author: McHenry County Historic Preservation Plan
Author: McHenry County Historic Preservation Study CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
History of McHenry County, Illinois
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Category : McHenry County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Place Names of Illinois
Author: Edward CallaryPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252090705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This extensive guide shows how the history and culture of Illinois are embedded in the names of its towns, cities, and other geographical features. Edward Callary unearths the origins of names of nearly three thousand Illinois communities and the circumstances surrounding their naming and renaming. Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries also provide information on local pronunciation, the name’s etymology, and the community’s location, all set in historical and cultural context. A general introduction locates Illinois place names in the context of general patterns of place naming in the United States. An extremely useful reference for scholars of American history, geography, language, and culture, Place Names of Illinois also offers intriguing browsing material for the inquisitive reader and the curious traveler.
Lost Farms of McHenry County
Author: Glynnis WalkerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738577982
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Farmers from the East found the broad and fertile prairies of McHenry County offered the perfect soil and climate for growing corn, wheat, oats, barley, and rye. This led the way for a flourishing dairy industry that eventually supplied milk to the city of Chicago. The first settlements appeared in 1835 in towns such as Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Harvard, and Cary. Families such as the Walkups, the Crandalls, the Beardsleys, the Stickneys, and the Terwilligers travelled by oxcart and rode on horseback from distant states. As word of the lush countryside spread, other farmers came from England, Ireland, and Germany to plow the fertile fields of the nation's heartland.
Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
A List of the Genealogical Works in the Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield, Illinois
Author: Illinois State Historical LibraryPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
Author: Newton BatemanPublisher:
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
The Pig Book
Author: Citizens Against Government WastePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312343576
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.