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Illinois Pasts and Pioneers: From Nauvoo to Champaign Urbana
A compilation of questions and answers detailing Illinois history and key figures. Topics include Nauvoo and Joseph Smith, Lincoln and Bateman, John Turner and the Land Grant Act, the origins of the state university, and the selection of Champaign Urbana as the site, with numerous towns and individuals named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Nauvoo
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Illinoi
Shadrach Bond
Chastar
Thrare
Newton Bateman
State Normal University
Lincoln
Bateman
Illnois
David Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Richland Creek
Sangamon County
Illinois State Library
Springfield
Borrrow
Johnathan B. Turner
Turner
Illinois
Jacksonville
Industrial League of
Thnois
University of Ilinois
Chicago
Peoria
Bloomington
Champaign-Urbana
Champaign- Urbana