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The Kewanee use of the "Boilermakers" moniker corresponds to local industry. The local Kewanee Boiler Company, was a large manufacturing factory in Kewanee. [4] Kewanee Boiler. Playing in the 1908 Central Association, Kewanee ended the season with a record of 48–79, placing seventh in the Central Association standings. [5] [6]
Baker worked in the manufacturing business and was chairman of the Kewanee Boiler Corporation. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1907 to 1911 and was involved with the Republican Party. Baker also served as mayor of Kewanee from 1911 to 1919. Baker died in Kewanee, Illinois from complications from an appendectomy. [1] [2]
Kewanee (/ k iː ˈ w ɑː n iː / ⓘ) is a city in Henry County, Illinois. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for greater prairie chicken , [ 4 ] which lived there. The population was 12,509 in the 2020 census, down from 12,916 in 2010.
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Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
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The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (M w) or Richter magnitude (M L) of 7.8; [7] however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25. [8]