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Ford, Thomas
Thomas Ford (December 5, 1800 – November 3, 1850) was a lawyer, judge, author and the eighth Governor of Illinois. The first Illinois governor to be raised in the state, he served from 1842 to 1846 and became known for restoring the state's solvency and reducing geographic sectionalism, as well as for leading the legislature despite his lack of prior political experience. A lifelong Democrat, Ford is also remembered for anti-Mormon sentiments and vacillation which led to the death of Joseph Smith, and the subsequent Illinois Mormon War of 1844-1845. Early and family life Ford was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His twice widowed Irish mother, the former Elizabeth Logue Ford Delaney, took him and his siblings west in 1804, hoping to cross the Mississippi River and homestead on free or cheap land. As they neared St. Louis, she learned about the Louisiana Purchase, and that land was no longer cheap there because it now belonged to the United States. She settled her family in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moore (Illinois Politician)
John Moore (September 8, 1793 – September 23, 1866), nicknamed "Honest John", was an English American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. He also served in the Mexican–American War as lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel and 9th Illinois State Treasurer. Biography John Moore was born in Lincolnshire, England on September 8, 1793. An orphan for most of his childhood, he immigrated to the United States when he was twenty years old. After briefly living in Virginia, Moore settled in Hamilton County, Ohio. In 1830, he again headed westward to Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois and became a wheelwright. A year later, he was elected a justice of the peace. Moore quickly rose to prominence in the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, and by 1836, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. He served two two-year terms before Moore was elected to the Illinois Senate, serving one two-year term. In 1842, he was pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pope Cook
Daniel Pope Cook (1794 – October 16, 1827) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher from the U.S. state of Illinois. An anti-slavery advocate, he was the state's first attorney general, and then became a congressman. He is the namesake of Cook County, Illinois. Early life Daniel Pope Cook was born in 1794 in Scott County, Kentucky, into an impoverished branch of the prominent Pope family of Kentucky and Virginia. Cook moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1815 and took a job as a store clerk, but soon began to read law under the supervision of his uncle, Nathaniel Pope. Career Territorial governor Ninian Edwards appointed young Cook the territorial Auditor of Public Accounts in 1816, so Cook moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, and purchased ''The Illinois Herald'' newspaper (with Daniel Blackwell) from Matthew Duncan, renaming it '' The Western Intelligencer''. Uncle Nathaniel Pope became a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Illinois Territory, so upon the elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown County, Illinois
Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,244. Its county seat is Mount Sterling. Siloam Springs State Park is located partly in this county. History Brown County was formed out of Schuyler County in 1839. It is named in honor of U.S. General Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813. File:Brown County Illinois 1839.png, Brown County at the time of its creation in 1839 Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. The Illinois River flows along part of the county's eastern border. Adjacent counties * Schuyler County - north * Cass County - east * Morgan County - southeast * Pike County - south * Adams County - west Major highways * US Route 24 * Illinois Route 99 * Illinois Route 107 Climate and weather In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Mount Sterling h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schuyler County, Illinois
Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 6,902. Its county seat is Rushville. History Schuyler County was formed in 1825 out of Pike and Fulton counties. It is named for Philip Schuyler, member of the Continental Congress and Senator from New York. In 1826, the county seat was moved from Beardstown (now in Cass County) to Rushville. File:Schuyler County Illinois 1825.png, Schuyler County (1825), with unorganized territory, Warren County, and Mercer County assigned to it. File:Schuyler County Illinois 1826.png, Schuyler County (1826–1830), with McDonough County assigned to it. File:Schuyler County Illinois 1827.png, Schuyler (1830–1839), with McDonough County becoming organized. File:Schuyler County Illinois 1839.png, Schuyler in 1839, when the creation of Brown County reduced Schuyler to its present borders. Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois River
The Illinois River () is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, the river has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines River, Des Plaines and Kankakee River, Kankakee rivers in the Chicago metropolitan area, and it generally flows to the southwest across Illinois, until it empties into the Mississippi near Grafton, Illinois. Its drainage basin extends into southeastern Wisconsin, northwestern Indiana, and a very small area of southwestern Michigan in addition to central Illinois. Along its banks are several river ports, including the largest, Peoria, Illinois. Historic and recreation areas on the river include Starved Rock State Park, Starved Rock, and the internationally List of Ramsar sites in the United States, important wetlands of the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, Emiquon Complex and Dixon Waterfowl Refuge. The river was important among Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 Census, the population was 7,458. The city is on the Kaskaskia River and in the early 19th century, Vandalia became the western terminus of the National Road (the first federal road) from the East Coast. The city is northeast of the Greater St. Louis area. Vandalia served as the state capital of Illinois from 1819 until 1839, when the seat of state government moved closer to the center of the state in Springfield. Since 1933, the Vandalia State House State Historic Site preserves and interprets the State House capital building and grounds, originally constructed in 1836. History Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital city for Illinois. The previous capital, Kaskaskia, was unsuitable because it was under the constant threat of flooding. The townsite, located in Bond County at the time, was hastily prepared for the 1820 meeting of the Illinois General Assembly. In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 22,035. Its county seat is Galena, Illinois, Galena. Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near Dubuque, Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa and Platteville, Wisconsin, Platteville, Wisconsin. As part of the Driftless Area, Jo Daviess County contains rugged terrain compared to the rest of the state. Within Jo Daviess County lies Charles Mound, the highest natural point in Illinois, as well as eight of the ten highest points in Illinois. History Jo Daviess County was formed in 1827 out of Henry County, Illinois, Henry and Putnam County, Illinois, Putnam counties. It is named for Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, United States District Attorney for Kentucky, who was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The local pronunciation is "Davis". Jo Daviess County was founded exclusively by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galena, Illinois
Galena is the largest city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District. The city is named for the mineral galena, which was in the ore that formed the basis for the region's early lead mining economy. Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, primarily Meskwaki, Ho-Chunk, Sauk people, Sauk, and Menominee had mined galena in the area for more than a thousand years before European Americans settled in the area. Owing to these deposits, Galena was the site of the first major mineral rush in the United States. By 1828, the population was estimated at 10,000, rivaling the population of Chicago at the time. Galena developed as the largest steamboat hub on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. Galena was the home of Ulysses S. Grant and eight other American Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,808 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, former governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of Southern Illinois and the Metro East region within Greater St. Louis, located northeast of downtown St. Louis. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the ''Edwardsville Journal'', the ''Madison County Record'', and the ''Edwardsville Intelligencer'' are based in Edwardsville. Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area. Edwardsville also serves as the headquarters for Prairie Farms Dairy, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and ranked in the top 10 of the largest privately held companies in the St. Louis region. The city is part of the Edwardsville School District, which also includes the villages of Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versailles, Illinois
Versailles is a village in Versailles Township, Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 336 at the 2020 census. The village's name is pronounced differently from the French city of the same name: . Geography Versailles is located at (39.883896, -90.657630). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Versailles has a total area of , of which (or 99.47%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 446 people, 183 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 250 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.86% White, 0.67% African American, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population. There were 183 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.64% were married couples living together, 4.92% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia is a settlement and former village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, founded as a colonial French mission in 1689. Located on the east side of the Mississippi River in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, as of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, 15,241 people lived in the village. On May 6, 2021, the village was incorporated into the new city of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, Cahokia Heights. The name refers to one of the clans of the historic Illiniwek confederacy, who met early French explorers to the region. Early European settlers named the nearby (and long-abandoned) Cahokia Mounds in present-day Madison County, Illinois, Madison County after the Illini clan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site and State Historic Park were developed by the Mississippian culture, active here from 900 to 1500 AD, andsome connection to the clan is possible but unknown. The area was part of an extensive urban complex, the largest of the far-flung Mississippian culture t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
