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Elijah Iles (March 28, 1796 – September 4, 1883) was an American businessman, pioneer, and politician who was one of the first settlers of Springfield, Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1826 and fought in the Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars. During the latter engagement, Iles commanded future President Abraham Lincoln.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
The Centennial History of Illinois a famous series by leading scholars; the copyright has expired and the books are in the public domain vol. 1. The Illinois Country 1673–1818 by Clarence Walworth Alvord. (1920) online edition; vol. 2. The Frontier State, 1818–1848 by Theodore Calvin Pease. (1919) online edition; vol. 3.
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However, settlers drained the swamps by the end of the 19th century, and the village was founded by 1900 as Hampton— the original name of Milan, Illinois. Black's Store, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was the first mercantile store to open in Northwest Illinois. [2]
The area remains flood-prone today. Census records indicate that the first settlers were the Allen, Blackwell, Taborn, Mitchell, Evans, Cofield, and Cole Families. These earliest Lakeview residents were mostly self-sufficient. They depended on a mixture of hunting and farming for their food.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed the historic measure into law on Monday in a Chicago library. "Here in Illinois, we don't hide from the truth, we embrace it," Pritzker said.
Those tribes that were part of the Illinois Confederacy at that time were the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Cahokia, and Tamaroa. [3] In 1680, two French explorers, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti, constructed the first fort on the east bank of the Illinois River, and named it Fort Crèvecœur. [20]