TabsRecord DataPlace Unit Type: City or TownContaining Unit: Knox County, IL Note Cards Knox County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853) Gazetteer/AlmanacKNOX COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois. Area, 792 square miles. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1830, 274; in 1840, 7,060; in 1850, 13,279. Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 181. Events Life span Type 02/14/1859 George Washington Ferris, inventor of the Ferris Wheel, born in Galesburg, Illinois Science/Technology 09/18/1866 In Galesburg, Illinois, the annual general meeting of Universalists condemns President Johnson. Religion/Philosophy 10/07/1858 Lincoln and Douglas hold their fifth debate in Galesburg, Illinois Campaigns/Elections Major Topics Lincoln-Douglas Debates People Burial Place of Bickerdyke, Mary Ann Ball Places Name Type Knox College, Galesburg, IL Location or Site Lombard University, Galesburg, IL Location or Site Documents Subject Date Title 07/30/1858 Stephen Douglas to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1858 09/23/1858 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Who Furnishes the Audiences?," September 23, 1858 10/05/1858 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Galesburg Debate," October 5, 1858 10/07/1858 Recollection by Horace White, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 10/07/1858 Recollection by Lydia A. Titus, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 10/07/1858 Recollection by Mary Hastie Boutelle, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 10/09/1858 Galesburg (IL) Democrat, "The Galesburg Debate," October 9, 1858 10/12/1858 (Springfield) Illinois State Register, "The Galesburg Debate," October 12, 1858 05/02/1860 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Prophecy Fulfilled,” May 2, 1860 Images Galesburg, Illinois, 1861, city map Galesburg, Illinois, central area, 1861 Galesburg, Illinois Railroad Depot, 1861 Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois, 1861 Old Main, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, circa 1914 Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, circa 1914 Bibliography
Knox County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853) Gazetteer/AlmanacKNOX COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois. Area, 792 square miles. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1830, 274; in 1840, 7,060; in 1850, 13,279. Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 181.
