Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . VIEWS OF VIEWS OF IJUAIXAGE CANAL. IIISTOlilCAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 97 the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City RailwayCompany on a stock basis. During 1895, theDe Kalb & Great Western Kailroail ( miles) built from De Kalb to Sj-camore as a feederof this line. , HARLEM & HATAVIA RAIL-ROAD. (See Chicago & Northern Pacific Rail-road. ) CHICAGO, & WESTER\ RAIL-ROAD. (See Illinois Central Riiilroad.) CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, organized,April 24, li^ofi, for the purposes o( (1) establishinga library and a caliine
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . VIEWS OF VIEWS OF IJUAIXAGE CANAL. IIISTOlilCAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 97 the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City RailwayCompany on a stock basis. During 1895, theDe Kalb & Great Western Kailroail ( miles) built from De Kalb to Sj-camore as a feederof this line. , HARLEM & HATAVIA RAIL-ROAD. (See Chicago & Northern Pacific Rail-road. ) CHICAGO, & WESTER\ RAIL-ROAD. (See Illinois Central Riiilroad.) CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, organized,April 24, li^ofi, for the purposes o( (1) establishinga library and a caliinet of antiquities, relics, etc.;(2) the collection and preservation of historicalmanuscripts, documents, papers and tracts; (3)the encouragement of the discovery and investi-gation of aboriginal remains, particularly in Illi-nois; (4) the collection of material illustratingthe growth and settlement of Chicago. By 1871the Society Iiad accumulated much valuablematerial, but the entire collection was destroyedin the great Chicago fire of that year,
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