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Peoria County Formation 1823–1825 Fulton 1821–1823 Pike 1817–1821 Bond 1812–1821 Madison 1801–1812 St. Clair	Updates: May 2009 Palace Theater Pictures submitted by Steve Slaughter Cemeteries: Lancaster and St. Mary's Elmwood more photo's submitted by Carole Martin! Obituaries Agatucci Surname submitted by Tony Agatucci
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Significant Dates in Early Peoria History
By Odillion B. Slane, Reminiscences of Early Peoria, Peoria, IL, 1933, Privately Printed; pg 50 First school taught 1821 First Ferry 1821 First Factory (chair) John Hamlin 1823 First Hotel 1824 First frame house John Hamlin 1824 First Grand Jury 1825 First Traverse (Petit) Jury 1825 First Post Office 1825 First Schoolhouse built 1825 Election in Peoria County 1825 County organized by Legislature January 1825 First steamboat (The Mechanic ) arrives 1827 Incorporated Town of Peoria, July 1835 First Newspaper published 1834 First County Jail built Fire Company organized 1844 First Telegraph Message sent 1848 First Bridge across Peoria Lake 1849 First Railroad into Peoria 1854 First Bank 1851 First Public School 1855 First Street Car line 1870 First Telephone line 1879

To keep informed of up-dates to this site you can join the IL Genealogy Trails Mailing List. Past Up-Dates April 2009 1940 Photo of the corner and Jefferson - Submitted by Steve Slaughter Military Data - updated Trivoli Civil War Men submitted by Steve Slaughter - Missing Air Crew Report #7556- U.S. Army Air Forces - Candi - Elmwood Military Honor Roll Monuments - Carole Martin Probated Indexes with data abstracted from the Probate File, misc. names - Candi Will for John L. Bogardus, Samuel J. Bohannan and James W. Ripley - Candi 2 CILCO Crew Pictures - submitted by Carole Martin Lonsdale Family Branch update Submitted by Kathy P. Mystery Photo - Solved Thanks to Debbie Lyding and Steve Slaughter Flood of March 2009 -Submitted by Steve Slaughter 39 Obituaries added submitted by Nancy Piper, Ida Maack Recu and Desiree Rodcay 1936 Class Photo for Old Centennial School submitted by: Carole Martin and Betty Faux Geick Land Mark "THE PIONEERS" by Lorado Taft, Sculptor submitted by Carole Martin March 2009 - South Adams and Franklin St. Pictures submitted by Steve Slaughter Old Moffatt Cemetery Data submitted by Steve Slaughter Masonic Cemetery Plat map 1848 - Candi City Cemetery Burials added submitted by Steve Slaughter City Cemetery plat map added - Candi Obituaries submitted by Nancy Piper		Surrounding Counties Tazewell Marshall Woodford Stark Fulton Knox
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