Published in 1906, this book provides a comprehensive history of Pike County Illinois. Topics covered include early settlers, agriculture, education, churches, civil war experiences, and more. A valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of this region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

New Philadelphia chronicles the history of a town founded in 1836 in Central Illinois by a freed slave. The book covers the history of the town, the inhabitants, their descendants, and the archeological digs.

Excerpt from Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois The state has had the following United States Senators: Ninian Edwards, Jesse B. Thomas, John mclean, Elias Kent Kane, David J. Baker, John M. Robinson, -villiam L. D. Ewing, Rich ard M. Young. Samuel mcroberts. Sidney Breese, James Semple, Stephen A. Douglas, James Shields. Lyman Trumbull, Orville H. Browning. William A. Richardson, Richard Yates, John A. Logan, Richard J. Oglesby, Da vid Davis, Shelby M. Cullum, Charles B. Far well, John M. Palmer, William E. Mason and Albert J. Hopkins. Edwards, Thomas, mclean, Robinson Kane, each had two terms, Douglas. Trumbull and Logan three terms, Cullom four terms. They were fifteen democrats, nine repub licans and one independent. From 1818 to 1832 the state had only one congressional district. Shadrach Bond was the first delegate and served in the twelfth and thirteenth congress. John Mc Lean was the first state congressman and was in the fifteenth congress. In 1818 the state had one member in congress and 1905 had twenty - five. In the census of 1820 Illinois had nineteen counties with population. The smallest county was Jefferson with 691, and the largest was Mad ison with In the census of 1900 the state had one hundred and two counties and inhabitants, and in 1905 perhaps The state's growth has been wonderful. In 1830 a gain of over 1840. Over 1850. A gain of nearly 1860, over 1870. Nearly 1880 nearly 1890. Nearly 1900, nearly gain. The little village of Chicago in 1833. Now in 1906 is the second city of the nation with over population and the greatest interocean city in the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.