Arthur Newell Talbot

	Arthur Newell Talbot Arthur Newell Talbot (October 21, 1857 – April 3, 1942) was an American civil engineer. He made many contributions to several engineering fields including structures, sewage management, and education. He is considered to be a pioneer in the field of reinforced concrete. Biography Early life and education Talbot was born on October 21, 1857, at Cortland, Illinois. His elementary education was in Cortland, and he attended high school in nearby Sycamore. After graduation from high school, he taught in a country school for two years. He enrolled at Illinois Industrial University (now the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) in 1877 to study civil engineering. He was a brilliant student and also participated in many extracurricular activities. He was secretary, vice president and president of the Philomathean Literary Society, associate editor of the Illini delegate to the Interstate Oratorical Association, class essayist, a leading officer in the student gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cortland, Illinois Cortland is an incorporated town in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,398 at the 2020 Census. It was previously 4,270 at the 2010 census, up from 2,066 in 2000. Because of its status as an incorporated town, Cortland has adopted the slogan, "The Third Largest Town in Illinois". Only the towns of Cicero and Normal are larger, in terms of population. Most municipalities in Illinois are defined as "cities" or "villages." History A post office called Cortland has been in operation since 1892. The town was named after Cortland, New York. Geography Cortland is located at (41.924857, -88.693093). According to the 2010 census, Cortland has a total area of , of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water. The town is located immediately east of the city of DeKalb and just south of the city of Sycamore. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 4,398 people, 1,419 households, and 939 families residing in the town. The population density was . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Camargo, IL Camargo is a village in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census. Camargo is at the intersection of Illinois Route 130 and U.S. Route 36. Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County. In 2006, the first annual Camargo Woolly Worm Festival was launched during the first weekend in October, attracting several local celebrities. This is to be an annual event. Geography According to the 2010 census, Camargo has a total area of , of which (or 98.98%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 452 people, 205 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.03% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.66% from other races, and 5.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population. There were 205 households, out of which 57.56% had children un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	People From Cortland, Illinois A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Illinois Industrial University Alumni Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockford, as well Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the Port of Chicago has access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway and to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River via the Illinois Waterway. Additionally, the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]