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Illinois Confederation, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its capital city is Springfield in the center of the state, and the state's largest city is Chicago in the northeast. Present-day Illinois was inhabited by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years. The French were the first Europeans to arrive, settling near the Mississippi and Illinois River, Illinois rivers in the 17th century Illinois Country, as part of their sprawling colony of New France. A century later, the revolutionary war Illinois campaign prefigured American involvement in the region. Following Treaty of Paris (1783), U.S. independence in 1783, which made the Mississippi River the national boundary, American settlers began arriving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois (song)
"Illinois" is the regional anthem (or List of U.S. state songs, state song) of the U.S. state of Illinois. Written in about 1890 by Civil War veteran Charles H. Chamberlin (1891–1894), the verses were set to the tune of "Baby Mine," a popular song composed in 1876 by Archibald Johnston (died 1887). "Illinois" became the state song by an act of the 54th Illinois General Assembly in 1925. History The song was written during the successful campaign, which concluded in April 1890, to have the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition located in Chicago. It was intended for Colonel O. B. Knight, a friend of Mr. Chamberlin, to sing in Illinois and Washington D.C. as support for the nomination of Illinois to host the fair. Walter Howe Jones (died 1933), Director of the University of Illinois School of Music from 1895 to 1901, set the song lyrics to his own music for male voices in 1901. His version was published in several campus song books but was not widely used. In 1925, Florence Fifer Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
