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    J. B. Bartholomew started with the Avery Company in Galesburg, Illinois on December 8, 1879 driving a team to haul lumber for a US$1.10 per day. In 1882 the Avery company purchased 18 acres (73,000 m 2) in Peoria, Illinois and moved the business there to North Adams and North Jefferson Streets. In 1892, Robert Avery, the president of the Avery ...

  3. Peoria, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois, as explorers first ventured up the Illinois River from the Mississippi. The lands that eventually would become Peoria were first settled by Europeans in 1680, when French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti constructed Fort Crevecoeur. [7]

  4. Peoria Automobile Club - Wikipedia

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    The 1918 State Bond Issue, which established Illinois' state highway system, provided funding for this route, which became known as Illinois Route 29. [ 2 ] As automobiles became more common in the 1920s, the club changed its name to the Peoria North Shore Country Club and added a golf course and swimming pool in an attempt to rebrand itself.

  5. craigslist - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 November 2024. Classified advertisements website Craigslist Inc. Logo used since 1995 Screenshot of the main page on January 26, 2008 Type of business Private Type of site Classifieds, forums Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Founded 1995 ; 29 years ago (1995 ...

  6. List of people from Peoria, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Pete Vonachen, owner of Peoria Chiefs minor league club; born and raised in Peoria; George Whiteman, outfielder for Boston Americans, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox; World Series champion (1918); born in Peoria; Ben Zobrist, 2nd baseman for Chicago Cubs, World Series Champion (2016), voted MVP; born in Peoria

  7. Category:Peoria, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The city of Peoria is at the center of a three-county area; topics imprecisely associated with the city of Peoria may actually be in one of these categories instead: Category:Peoria County, Illinois; Category:Tazewell County, Illinois; Category:Woodford County, Illinois; Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria

  8. The Bronx - Wikipedia

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    The Bronx (/ b r ɒ ŋ k s / BRONKS) is the northernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River.

  9. Peoria, Illinois, metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Peoria. As of the 2020 census, the area had a population of 402,391. [2] The City of Peoria, according to the 2020 US Census Bureau, has 113,150 people. [3]