Cass County, Illinois - Virginia, Illinois, Ashland, Illinois, Arenzville, Illinois, Beardstown, Illinois, Chandlerville, Illinois (Paperback)

Chapters: Virginia, Illinois, Ashland, Illinois, Arenzville, Illinois, Beardstown, Illinois, Chandlerville, Illinois, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area, Beardstown Community Unit School District 15, Beardstown High School, A-C Central Community Unit School District 262, Beardstown and Sangamon Canal, Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge, William "Duff" Armstrong, Beardstown Grand Opera House, Clear Lake, Cass County, Illinois, Hagener, Illinois, Bluff Springs, Illinois, Little Indian, Illinois, Philadelphia, Illinois, Jules, Illinois, Palmerton, Illinois, Newmansville, Illinois, Old Princeton, Illinois, Burlingame, Illinois, Anderson, Cass County, Illinois, Kisch, Illinois, Gurney, Illinois, Sylvan, Illinois, Virginia Community Unit School District 64, Andrew Cunningham Farm, Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 79. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Beardstown, Illinois - Beardstown is located at (40.012189, -90.428711). Beardstown is located on the Illinois River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km ), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ) of it (1.73%) is water. Beardstown is located on the Illinois River, which plays an important role in the economy and history of the community, and is the site of a grain terminal where farm products are transferred to barges for transport. Hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation along the river contribute to the local economy. A large Cargill meat processing plant is a major employer and has attracted a substantial immigrant population to Beardstown in recent years. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,766 people, 2,172 households, and 1,437 families residing in the city. The populat...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=110866