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Oswego may refer to: Places United States *Oswego, Illinois, a village in Kendall County *Oswego, Indiana, an unincorporated place in Kosciusko County *Oswego, Kansas, a city in Labette County *Oswego, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *Oswego, Montana, a village in Valley County *Oswego River (New Jersey), a tributary of the Wading River *Oswego, South Carolina, a census-designated place in Sumter County *Lake Oswego, Oregon, a city in northwest Oregon *Oswego Lake, a lake in Lake Oswego, Oregon *In New York: **Oswego, New York, a city in Oswego County ***State University of New York at Oswego, a public university ***Fort Oswego, which occupied the same site **Oswego County, New York **Oswego River (New York), a tributary of Lake Ontario **Oswego (town), New York, a town in Oswego County Other uses *''Monarda didyma'' (Oswego Tea), a flower and an herb, native to North America See also *Owego (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswego, Illinois
Oswego is a village in Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 34,485. Oswego is the largest municipality in Kendall County. It is a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. History In 1833, William Smith Wilson, his wife Rebecca, and his brother-in-law Daniel Pearce moved to the area now known as Oswego. The land belonged to the local Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Chippewa tribes, but the United States government removed the Native Americans when the government started surveying the land along the Fox River in Kendall County. In 1842, the federal government placed the land for sale at an established price of $1.25 an acre. After the sale of the land, Lewis Brinsmaid Judson and Levi F. Arnold from New York laid out the village and named it "Hudson". However, when a post office was established, its location was given as "Lodi". Confusion over the official name of the area led to a decision in January 1837, when the citizens gathered and vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
