. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. n area of 186 HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 23,000 square miles, or 14,720,000 acres. The population in 1860was 376,000; in 1870 it numbered 445,616. She furnished 32,, Wheeling. Has 3 Representatives in Congress, and isentitled to 5 Presidential electors. The Governor is H. M. Mathews,Democrat; term, 4 years


. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. n area of 186 HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 23,000 square miles, or 14,720,000 acres. The population in 1860was 376,000; in 1870 it numbered 445,616. She furnished 32,, Wheeling. Has 3 Representatives in Congress, and isentitled to 5 Presidential electors. The Governor is H. M. Mathews,Democrat; term, 4 years; salary, $2,700. \Visco7isi7i—Is an Indian name, and means Wild-rushingchannel. Its motto, Clvitatas successit barbarum^ The civilizedman succeeds the barbarous. It is called The Badger State was visited by the French explorers in 1665, and a settle-ment was made in 1669 at Green Bay, It was admitted into theUnion in 1848. It has an area of 52,924 square miles, equal to34,511,360 acres. In 1860 its population numbered 775,881; in1870, 1,055,167. Madison is the capital. She furnished for theUnion army 91,021 soldiers. Has 8 members in Congress, and isentitled to 10 Presidential electors. The Governor is W. E. Smith;politics, Republican; salary, $5,000; term, 2 -J* -t,-A V-^ • -a*.


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