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He later moved to Aurora, Illinois, and took a job with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. [3] On April 18, 1861, after the Battle of Fort Sumter, Captain Greusel enrolled the Aurora Company in the Illinois militia for three-months service. [4] The company was absorbed into the 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment on April 25. [5]
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.
Congregation Betheran Hamedrash Hockoodosh Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company) Forest Park Waldheim Gate #26 1894 Jewish Cook County Cemetery at Dunning (Read Dunning Memorial Park) 6550 W. Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago: 1854-1911 Potter's field [6] Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent (Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forest)
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Spring Lake Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,887 and it contained 887 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,887 and it contained 887 housing units.
Spring Lake Park is a public park located in Macomb, Illinois. The park is home to 230-acre (0.93 km 2 ) Spring Lake, areas for camping , and three mountain bike trails. [ 1 ] Spring Lake is the fresh water reservoir for the city of Macomb, [ 2 ] and is noted for superb bass fishing that draws several regional fishing tournaments.
The cemetery was designed by William Saunders in the Rural Cemetery Landscape Lawn style. [2] The location was chosen for its topography, including rolling hills, key to this style. The many eponymous oak trees cover a ridge bordering low-lying Spring Creek, a landscape unusual in central Illinois. The newest, southwest section opened after 1945.