History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . nd, and its surface features are verysimilar to Elco Precinct. A part of it over-flows, but in the lower part the land rises toan elevation above high water mark, and socontinues until below Santa F6, where bot-toms again appear. It is a fine agriculturalregion, outside of the bottoms subject tooverflow, and many excellent farms are ob-servable. The precinct is without railroads,but has a steamboat landing at Clear CreekPost Office, in the northern part. The settlement of Clear Creek dates backto an early pei-iod. William W^alker, it
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . nd, and its surface features are verysimilar to Elco Precinct. A part of it over-flows, but in the lower part the land rises toan elevation above high water mark, and socontinues until below Santa F6, where bot-toms again appear. It is a fine agriculturalregion, outside of the bottoms subject tooverflow, and many excellent farms are ob-servable. The precinct is without railroads,but has a steamboat landing at Clear CreekPost Office, in the northern part. The settlement of Clear Creek dates backto an early pei-iod. William W^alker, it isclaimed, came to the county previous to thatgreat chronological period, the earthquake of1811. He settled on the river, near themouth of Clear Creek, but afterward movedup under the bluff, near Rifle Creek. Hecamped there for awhile, and then opened afarm some four miles east of the river, wherehe died. During the Black Hawk war, hebelonged to a company of rangers that wentfrom this county. Samuel Philips lived onSexton Creek; Moses Philips lived in the.
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