The Land that Blew from Rags to Riches
A feature on the Thomson Illinois area near the Mississippi River, detailing Interstate Power Company’s 1958 land purchases north of Thomson for a potential power plant and industrial park. It notes topography river access and a 12-foot channel, plus the broader regional push for electric power and irrigation prospects as part of a long term development vision.
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Thomson
Illinois
Mississippi
Carea
Interstate Power Company
Interstate Power Campra
Dubuque
Iowa
America
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Mississippi River
Alberta Sea
Minnesota
Carroll
Interstate
Carroll County
Northwest Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Lock and Dam 13
Galena
Interstate Power
Milwaukee Railroad
Grandview
Riverview
Gowthrough
Range
Don Sippel
Whitney publishers and editorial staff in Thomson Illinois
The Thompson Illinois publishing staff lists K. C. and J. K. Whitney as publishers and J. K. Whitney as editor with Lila Atherton as news editor. The paper is published weekly on Thursdays and offers subscriptions at five dollars per year within Carroll and adjoining counties and to others.
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J. K. Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Lila Atherton
Carroll
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