Settlements in Lasalle County, Illinois - Peru, Illinois, Earlville, Illinois, Dana, Illinois, Oglesby, Illinois, Kangley, Illinois, Mendota (Paperback)

Chapters: Peru, Illinois, Earlville, Illinois, Dana, Illinois, Oglesby, Illinois, Kangley, Illinois, Mendota, Illinois, Tonica, Illinois, Ottawa, Illinois, Sheridan, Illinois, Naplate, Illinois, Somonauk, Illinois, North Utica, Illinois, Troy Grove, Illinois, Cedar Point, Illinois, Lasalle, Illinois, Wenona, Illinois, Rutland, Illinois, Leonore, Illinois, Sandwich, Illinois, Ransom, Illinois, Leland, Illinois, Lostant, Illinois, Grand Ridge, Illinois, Marseilles, Illinois, Millington, Illinois, Dalzell, Illinois, Streator, Illinois, Seneca, Illinois, Triumph, Illinois, Serena, Illinois, Meriden, Illinois, Peterstown, Illinois, Wedron, Illinois, Mount Palatine, Illinois, Sulphur Springs, Illinois, Dayton, Illinois. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 131. 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: Streator, Illinois - A relief of Ralph Plumb in Streator City Park.Streator was named for Dr. Worthy S. Streator, an Ohio industrialist who financed the region's first coal mining operation. It was incorporated as a city in 1868. Streator's early growth was due to its success as a coal producer, a major glass manufacturer and a railroad hub in the midwest. Today Streator's economy is led by heavy-equipment manufacturer Vactor, food manufacturer U.S. Foodservice and glass bottle manufacturer Owens-Illinois. The city is the hometown of Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, and George "Honey Boy" Evans, who wrote "In the Good Old Summertime." Streator hosts annual events including the Roamer Cruise Night and the Heritage Days celebration each July 4th. Streator is governed by a Managercouncil style of government. It maintains police and fire departments as well as a public works system. Its acting-mayor is Jimmie Lansford. Settlement in the region began with the Kaskaskia tribe ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=111444