What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Boone County and its people.

This is a scanned copy on CD of the original Book published in 1877.

Past and Present

of

Boone County,

Illinois

CONTAINING

A History of the County, Its Cities and Towns.  A Biographical Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Map of Boone County, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO:

H. F. KETT & CO., Cob. 5th Ave. and Washington St.

1877

415 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

This book on CD is SEARCHABLE * 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Historical

History Northwest Territory

Geographical Position

Early Explorations

Discovery of the Ohio

English Explorations and Settlements

American Settlements

Division of the Northwest Territory

Tecumseh and the War of 1812

Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War

Other Indian Troubles

Present Condition of the Northwest

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Wisconsin

Minnesota

History Northwest Territory

Nebraska

History of Illinois

Coal

Compact of 1787

Chicago

Early Discoveries

Early Settlements

Education

French Occupation

Genius of La Salle

Material Resources

Massacre at Ft. Dearborn

Physical Features

Progress of Development

Religion and Morals

War Record

History of Boone Co

Agricultural

Circuit Judges

County and Town Officers, Etc

History of Boone Co

County Schools

Geological Formations

General History

Old People

Physical Geography

Political and Personal Recollections

Property Statement

Railroads

Senators and Representatives

Vote of Boone Co

History of Towns:

Belvidere

Bonus

Boone

Caledonia

Flora

Leroy

Manchester

Spring

Boone County War Record

Infantry

11^th

12^th

13^th

17^th

29^th

39^th

45^th

48^th

58^th

65^th

90^th

95^th

105^th

134^th

142^d

153^d

156^th

Cavalry

9^th

13^th

17^th

Artillery

1^st

2^d

Township Directory

Belvidere

Boone

Bonus

Caledonia

Flora

Leroy

Manchester

Spring